The roots of G-scale model-train pioneer LGB (which stands for Lehmann Gross Bahn, or Lehman Big Train in English) go back to 1881, when Ernst Paul Lehmann began making tin and wind-up toys in Brandenburg, Germany. Some of Lehmann's earliest toys include a small porcelain doll on a wind-up mechanical swing and a tin couple and their dog, which was sold as "Walking Down Broadway." The couple is believed to be Lehmann and his wife, and this toy...Continue Reading