▁Work shop ▁of ▁Bar net , ▁Verm ont . ▁This ▁addition ▁brought ▁in ▁many ▁alphabet - th emed ▁products , ▁including ▁letter ▁cars , ▁blocks , ▁and ▁sign age ▁letters . ▁The ▁company ▁quickly ▁grew ▁to ▁war rant ▁more ▁full - time ▁employees . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁▁ ▁The ▁product ▁line ▁evol ved ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁de cade , ▁adding ▁items ▁such ▁as ▁t riv ets , ▁orn aments , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁Name Tra ins , ▁a ▁derivative ▁line ▁of ▁the ▁T roll ’ s ▁Toy ▁Work shop ▁line ▁alphabet ▁letter ▁car ▁line . ▁Origin ally ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁clear ▁coat , ▁the ▁Name Tra ins ▁rapidly ▁increased ▁in ▁popular ity . ▁As ▁more ▁ret ail ers ▁expressed ▁interest ▁in ▁having ▁colored ▁letters , ▁a ▁non - to xic ▁color ▁d ye ▁st ain ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁colored ▁Name Tra ins ▁appeared ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Production ▁of ▁these ▁new ▁products ▁made ▁space ▁tight ▁in ▁the ▁Lincoln ▁facility ▁by ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁With ▁no ▁room ▁to ▁expand , ▁the ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁shop ▁in ▁Middle bury , ▁Verm ont ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁easier ▁access ▁to ▁raw ▁materials ▁and ▁a ▁ret ail ▁space ▁for ▁visitors ▁to ▁shop ▁for ▁products ▁year - round . ▁Map le ▁Land mark ▁moved ▁into ▁the ▁new ▁shop ▁on ▁Exchange ▁Street ▁in ▁Middle bury ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁The ▁original ▁wood shop ▁still ▁exists ▁in ▁Lincoln