Of the switches I have, only two have the light housing and lenses. Are replacements available anywhere. I will need two more.
thanks
Steve
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Steve... not an easy task.
Generally the pea green base, maroon tower, mojave lantern cover models are earlier and ran the 2nd longest...say 1926ish to 1933ish.
Some early ones had a tin base and black tower, black cover configuration early on too...1927-1928ish.
After 1933ish the base went to black, with black tower and lantern cover these have the longest running mfg dates...33 to 42....there are some out there with red and nickel trim but I have no further information on those.
In all of this there is manufacturing overlap and transition....dates are not real firm, but close.
Thanks Rob. It is possible the set I call gray may be tarnished tin. They look about the same color as the rails. Here are pictures of each type I have. The gray/tin will be donors to get the green and the black pairs reworked.
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Got one black one done. They should go quicker now that I know what to do.
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Amazing! Great job! Especially from when I first saw them.
Jeff
The track in the tub with the switches was all modern MTH. It was so bad I trashed it. The switches are all doable. Just takes a little time.
Steve
Originally Posted by Captaincog:
Amazing! Great job! Especially from when I first saw them.
Finished reworking both black 210 switches and was very pleased with the results. Now I have done one of the two green switches. Totally dismantled, cleaned the rails, polished the green base. The dark green and maroon on the lantern tower had to be repainted. I have some used lantern covers on the way. So far I'm very pleased.
Steve
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