Welles Fargo Office Log Cabin Very Interesting Item one of the stands at Delaware Toy shw was run by Mark Mc Dermott. I have know Mark for too many years. Mark had interesting items for sale. One was Marx 54mm turqoise cavalry. Another item was a cardboard Welles Fargo Office Log Cabin. The building is very interesting and who had it made it more interesting.
Welles Fargo Office Log Cabin Very Interesting Item The Building
The Welles Fargo Office log cabin is made of Carboard. The creator of the piece put color paper front with a beautiful design. I do not know if it is an original design or a copy of a Marx building. The front has a porch with a post.
Here is a side view of the porch and a wall.
Here is the other side wall. Any idea what building it was copied off from?
The building is small about six inches long.
Welles Fargo Office Log Cabin Very Interesting Item The previous Owner
The interesting part of the building is who had owned it before Mark. The previous owner was Tom Terry the publisher of PFPC. Tom had marked on on the bottom a date of 1994. Mark had bought much of Tom’s collection.
I have a feeling it was done by John Pinkosky. John did some wagon loads for the Marx covered wagon. they were out of resin. I have no idea if he is still with us. It has been a number of years since I talked to him.
We thank Mark for sharing these photos with us.
It looks like the couple of Johnny Pinkowsky buildings that are in my collection. Made of heavy card stock with paper litho pasted on. P&P Products sold them maybe 20 years ago. I have a similar Pony Express cabin and a Battle Damaged ACW style cabin. Johnny’s work was mentioned in PFPC a few times that I recall. I also have three 54mm resin wagon inserts made by Larry Patterson (the other P. in P&P Products). One is a gold load, one is a tarp style cover, and the third is a load of boxes & packages from same time period as cabins. Johnny also made decals for the sides of 54mm square wagon covers.
I think John must be in his late 60s, early 70s by now. Last I knew, he was living in Fairfield, CT.
Yup. Those are P&P. I still have an uncut set of all of his buildings. More than 60 pages worth.
John is a retired fireman and as Andy said, was living in Conn. last I had contact with him.
Paul That was copied from several Marx Cabins. Look here and you’ll see all the parts.
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The main log portion of the cabin, is a copy of the Fort Apache cabin that came with or without the crooked horseshoe. It’s the darker colored cabin.
John had access to a high a resolution color copier and would lay the tin buildings flat and copy them. Both inside and out. He would them cut them up, re-arrange them and re-copy them. You can see the bear skin, on the side of the cabin that he copied from a FA cabin.
The Wells Fargo sign comes from a Western Town.
He was ingenious at this and came up with some great pieces.
When I saw the building I thought it was John’s work. I was sure it was John’s work just never saw one up close.
I really enjoy the battle damaged cabin. I cut the door so it opens and displayed two Conte surgeons with different arms and heads working on a wounded soldier inside on a Marx cot with medical accessories. I made a Field Hospital sign from my color copier to display on the building. I am happy with the display. Johnny’s buildings are pretty nice pieces. Some sold on eBay not too long ago.
Beautiful piece !