Engraving? On a wheel?

...or it could be a date - 5-1-40 ...either way, I have no idea as to what it might signify.

Hello Robert,

Never thought that it could be a date. If it is a date that brings up even more questions. I suppose that it could be a replacement wheel from 1940, but was anyone making replacement wheels for this locomotive in 1940? Or maybe a different repair was made on that date. Before I disassembled the motor it seemed like the wheels had never been tampered with before in the locomotives life.

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Hi,

That is the Lionel Part Number for the Loco, Wheel Plain as found in the 1922 Parts Listing as found in Greenberg's Guide to Lionel Prewar Parts & Instruction Sheets Edited by Robert J. Osterhoff.

Thanks Tim, that makes since. Another mystery solved eh.

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From the look of that flange, you might wish to contact Hennings for a possible replacement

Tinplate Art - TrainFam just blacked out sections of the picture to emphasize the markings - however, it does make the wheel look like one in need of replacement.

@Tinplate Art posted:

From the look of that flange, you might wish to contact Hennings for a possible replacement

@Robert S. Butler posted:

Tinplate Art - TrainFam just blacked out sections of the picture to emphasize the markings - however, it does make the wheel look like one in need of replacement.

Tinplate Art and Robert S. Butler:

@Robert S. Butler. Thanks for explaining that to @Tinplate Art for me I was a little concerned about blacking out the back for that reason lol.

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