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Finding online catalogs?

B BerkshireOGR Forum Member

I've recently been trying to complete vintage lionel sets by accumulating the parts together to recreate the "Original sets" But I've been having trouble, as I'm not exactly sure how some sets came together, or what they included, such as what locomotives went with which carriages, and what track they incuded, and so on and so forth. A way to find this out would be to have a pdf of the old prewar lionel catalogs on hand, which I've been trying to do for the past few weeks. I haven't found any that aren't locked behind a paywall, though. Anyone know of any sources of online copies? I know they exist, as I've seen one particular youtuber use them when reviewing prewar lionels, and I just wanted to know where I could get my hands on some. Tell me if you have any leads!

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P PaperTRWOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

I'm not aware of any online repositories of Lionel catalogs.

If you're after this sort of information, there are a few products to search out:

1) HSL made two different DVD's containing Lionel Prewar catalogs. The first covered 1900-1924, and the second from 1925-1942. Unfortunately, HSL is no longer licensed to produce these, so you'll need to look for them on the secondary market. A "wanted to buy" posting here might also help. The old HSL webpage and product details can be found here. They originally retailed for $50 each.

2) Greenberg Publishing issued two hardbound books with catalog reproductions of the period. Volume 1 covered 1900-1932, and Volume 2 has 1933-1942. These have been out of print for many years, but pop-up on the secondary market for around $100 each.

3) Bruce Greenberg printed a new book about a year ago covering the O Gauge period from 1915-1928. Fantastic research and photographs. Sets are covered tangentially by including much of the needed info with the locomotive data. Retails for about $100. Check out the details, including sample pages, here.

Lastly, I e-mailed you regarding a different topic a few days back. Please check your e-mail if you haven't done so in the past few days. Thanks!

TRW

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