Regarding "S" Gauge.....Louis Hertz wrote in his book "The Complete Book of Railroading" in 1951 "No 1 gauge of 1 � in., using 3/8 in. scale is more or less the European counterpart of our Standard Gauge.... ....Just as HO gauge takes it's name from the fact that that it is approximately "Half O" so should the 7/8 in gauge properly be termed H1 gauge , for "Half One" and it was originally known under this name when first suggested in England some years ago. American manufactures have more recently, however preferred the arbitrary designation S gauge, the "S" standing for the sixteenths of an inch in which the gauge is scaled, although the term "S gauge" had previously been used on boxes by one manufacturer of 2 1/8 in gauge tinplate as an abbreviation for "Standard Gauge." Hope that helps...Karl
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