The #20525 Defender Freight Set was made in 1959,
largely as a marketing response to the surging interest in space and national defense.
(Pictures courtesy of New England Toy & Train Exchange.)
(Pictures courtesy of John and Mary Ann Reeves.)
(Photo courtesy of an anonymous donor.)
The original rocket was white plastic with a red tip.
(Photo courtesy of Don Hasenzahl.)
(Photo courtesy of an anonymous donor.)
(Photo courtesy of an anonymous donor.)
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