Marx 41850 train set: The Mohawk

Marx 41850 train set: The Mohawk

In 1974, Marx introduced a diesel freight train set it called The Mohawk, catalog #41850, that ran on AC electric power and sold through catalog retailers. If you have a Marx 41850 train set today, it’s worth considerably more than its original retail price, even adjusted for inflation.

Marx’s Mohawk train set was part of the Great American Railroads series. It had catalog number 41850 and was manufactured only in 1974. Today it is one of the most valuable Marx train sets ever made.

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Marx Eagle Express Diesel Freight train set 7360

Marx Eagle Express Diesel Freight train set 7360

In 1974, Marx introduced a diesel freight set it called the Eagle Express, catalog #7360, that ran on AC electric power and sold through catalog retailers. If you have one today, it’s worth considerably more than its original retail price, even adjusted for inflation.

The Marx Eagle Express train set was part of the Great American Railroads series. It had catalog number 7360 and was manufactured only in 1974, though the inventory lasted years longer.

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Is Ryobi a Home Depot brand? It depends

Is Ryobi a Home Depot brand? It depends

Is Ryobi a Home Depot brand? Not exactly. Does Home Depot own Ryobi? No. Ryobi is a Japanese manufacturing conglomerate. They introduced a line of power tools in 1968. In 2000, Ryobi sold their international tool operations to Techtronic Industries (TTI) and licensed their name to them. They retained the rights to make and sell Ryobi tools in Japan. They sold the Japanese tool business to Kyocera in 2018.

In North America, Home Depot and TTI have an exclusive agreement to sell Ryobi branded tools at retail only at Home Depot. The situation is different in other parts of the world.

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Does the ground go up or down on an outlet?

Does the ground go up or down on an outlet?

Why are some electrical outlets upside down? The direction of an electrical outlet doesn’t matter to the electrons. Electricity will flow regardless of the way you mount the outlet on the wall, whether it looks upside down, right side up, or sideways. So whether the ground prong should be up or down is simply a matter of practicality.

Legally, nothing says which side of an outlet is up. But there is a practical safety argument for the ground going on top on an electrical outlet, and sometimes the direction of the outlet means a light switch controls it.

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