Iron Man Of The Month

By Joe Fahnestock
Published on July 1, 1972
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''HE'S THE LITTLE FELLER WHO DRAWS ALL THEM 'PITCHERS' OF RAILROAD ENGINES''. Iron-Man John Hixson displays a drawing of the Dewitt Clinton Engine and ender. Note contrast with the modern Hudson-type New York Central model in background. Inside the buildi
''HE'S THE LITTLE FELLER WHO DRAWS ALL THEM 'PITCHERS' OF RAILROAD ENGINES''. Iron-Man John Hixson displays a drawing of the Dewitt Clinton Engine and ender. Note contrast with the modern Hudson-type New York Central model in background. Inside the buildi
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IRON-MAN JOHN HIXSON OOZES A DROP OF OIL INTO THE WORKING END OF HIS MODEL THRESH ENGINE WHICH HE BELTS TO THE SMALL SEPARATOR. The outfit is made of wood, the handiwork of Grand Trunk Engineer, Joe Ernst. Hixson has installed an electric motor to give r
IRON-MAN JOHN HIXSON OOZES A DROP OF OIL INTO THE WORKING END OF HIS MODEL THRESH ENGINE WHICH HE BELTS TO THE SMALL SEPARATOR. The outfit is made of wood, the handiwork of Grand Trunk Engineer, Joe Ernst. Hixson has installed an electric motor to give r
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IRON-MAN JOHN HIXSON OILS UP HIS BIG NEW YORK CENTRAL HUDSON LOCOMOTIVE MODEL WITH AN ENGINEER-SIZE OIL CAN. Hixson acquired the frame, drivers and mechanism from a modeler and finished the upper portions in free-lance. He always exhibits in the art hall
IRON-MAN JOHN HIXSON OILS UP HIS BIG NEW YORK CENTRAL HUDSON LOCOMOTIVE MODEL WITH AN ENGINEER-SIZE OIL CAN. Hixson acquired the frame, drivers and mechanism from a modeler and finished the upper portions in free-lance. He always exhibits in the art hall
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New York Central No. 5200-3 4 inch Scale Model Hudson Type Length 6 feet, 3 inches Total weight of Engine and ender135 Pounds. IRON-MAN JOHN HIXSON IS SO PROUD OF HIS MODEL NEW YORK CENTRAL HUDSON STEAM LOCOMOTIVE that he had a special advertising leafle
New York Central No. 5200-3 4 inch Scale Model Hudson Type Length 6 feet, 3 inches Total weight of Engine and ender135 Pounds. IRON-MAN JOHN HIXSON IS SO PROUD OF HIS MODEL NEW YORK CENTRAL HUDSON STEAM LOCOMOTIVE that he had a special advertising leafle

UNION CITY, INDIANA

‘He’s the little feller who draws all them
‘pitchers’ of railroad engines, over in the art
hall.’

Yes, John Hixson may be a little fellow, but the pictures he
draws and colors in light blue and pink pastels are all of the big

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