Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Whittle Shortline Railroad : "100 % kid safe"


"We are little bitty, but we are taking some leaps and bounds her." That is what Mike Whitworth told NEW YORK TIMES reporter Andrew Martin. Mike Whitworth is the owner of WHITTLE SHORTLINE RAILROAD, a small AMERICAN company that makes wooden trains, trucks and proudly proclaims its products are made with "LEAD FREE PAINTS." Trouble in China that has hit the big guys like MATTEL really hard, has helped family owned and operated Whittle Shortline Railroad which the NYT article says is enjoying a 40% JUMP IN SALES since June.

On the website of Whittle Shortline Railroad, they says that the paints they used are 100% led free.

You may visit their history page

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