This Miniature Wooden Christmas Ornaments Sets consists of eighteen, 1½ to 2 inch tall, Miniature Wood Christmas Ornaments. There are two Tiny Angel Christmas Ornaments, three Miniature Snowman Ornaments, three Small Santa Ornaments, one Tiny Toy Rocking Horse Ornament, one Small Christmas Bell Ornament, one Miniature Bird Ornament, one Mini Mitten Ornament, one tiny Winter Wonderland House Ornament, one Miniature Steam Train Ornament, one Christmas Tree Ornament, Small Penguin Ornament, and two Small Christmas Stocking Ornaments. All of these Miniature Collectible Christmas Ornaments hang from a gold cord. Select this link to view our Christmas Ornament Sets.
History of Railroad.
Several European countries had a few primitive railroads as early as the mid 1500’s. They were primarily used to bring wagonloads of coal or iron ore from underground mines. The mining railroads consisted of two wooden rails that extended down into the mines and across the mine floors. Laborers or horses pulled wagons with flanged wheels or wheels made with a protective rim, along the rails. The wagons moved more easily along the rails than they did over the rutted or muddy entrances and floors of the mines.
In the early 1700’s, English coal mining companies began building short wooden railroads to carry coal aboveground as well as underground. Horses pulled the trains of wagons along the rails. In the mid 1700’s workers began nailing strips of iron to the wooden rails to make them last longer. English iron makers also began making all iron rails. The rails were flanged to carry wagons with ordinary wheels. By the end of the 1700’s iron makers were producing all iron rails without flanges. These carried wagons with flanged wheels.
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