A SUPER, Super O Donation!

Wow, what a great Postwar find (donation). From the pics, all items appear to be in very good condition! Enjoy this '58 classic.

@Putnam Division posted:

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We are going to have a great time running this 1958 gem!

Peter

That's the best part.

Very cool!

Awesome! Please share a video when you get her on the tracks.

Bob

Postwar rocks!

Amazing, Peter. Enjoy the ozone!

You should raffle that set off for the club. Dave

That is awesome!

Peter, you most definitely looked like you were back on that Christmas day opening your set in 1958. This is a hobby where no matter the mileage on us, we still enjoy and feel like those days as a kid watching or opening a great set like that.

ENJOY PETER!!!!  Very COOL 😎!!!

Very cool!

That '58 catalog of yours is also very cool.

Enjoy Peter.

Peter,

The locomotive and cars look to be in excellent condition. What would you rate them? The catalog and its art are exceptional too. Can it really be 65 years ago that we were reading those 1950s Lionel catalogs and admiring the trains? Seems more like yesterday - but I know it's not.

MELGAR

WOOO - a super O boxed set and a Wawa coffee - perfect day 👍🏼 ( every time I head back to Bucks County I reload my Wawa app 😊 )

Awesome set can’t wait to see some video of you guys running it on the layout - Enjoy 🚂

Hi Peter,  I agree with everyone about wanting a video of that set in action!  Thanks for sharing. 

@MELGAR posted:

Peter,

The locomotive and cars look to be in excellent condition. What would you rate them? The catalog and its art are exceptional too. Can it really be 65 years ago that we were reading those 1950s Lionel catalogs and admiring the trains? Seems more like yesterday - but I know it's not.

MELGAR

A little bit dusty. Finger marks.  I’ll see how they clean up.
VG at worst.

Peter

That's a great piece of history you have there!  Enjoy running it!

-Greg

@Putnam Division posted:

A little bit dusty. Finger marks.  I’ll see how they clean up.
VG at worst.

Peter

Cleaning them will be enjoyable. Please include some close-up pictures when they're ready.

MELGAR

@Putnam Division posted:

We get many gracious donations of old trains for our modular group, but this has to be one of the best. When modular group member, Jerry (jec), walked though the door with this box, I had to sit down.........literally, my knees were weak. I recognized the box from the 1957-58 Super O era, and, it was!

When I saw the set box number, 2503, I knew it would be 1958 (I received 2507 from Santa that year).

Here is me opening it up.

We are going to have a great time running this 1958 gem!

Peter

You look like a kid on Christmas morning, Peter!!! It looks like the boxes are in pretty good shape too, especially considering they’re 64 years old!!! Look forward to a video.

Love it Pete!!! I have a few postwar boxed sets. I enjoy just looking at them. They bring me right back to my childhood.

Wow what an awesome set! Very generous of whoever donated it.

BTW that set is older than me but will probably run 100 times better.

I remember that catalogue and the set, too. You must have been blown away. Great to see your joyful face.

Jerry

WOW!