Beginning in a corner of the basement, this son of a coffee broker and French maiden manufactured track for hobby model trains.
This article from Popular Science, April 1940 shows him at work behind his track machine.
Fred Chemidlin found demand for his well-made track and soon moved out of the basement into commercial digs. His company, Midlin Models grew rapidly.
Fred married and fathered eight children (source: Prominent Families of New Jersey, Vol. I).
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