Been looking for a long time for a 4819 Fire House that was not in the four digit range in price. Finally have this guy on the way. Funny, I've had the box and silverfish eaten instructions for years.
Steve
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Really nice condition!What years was it produced?
Nice Steve.........retired FDNY
Steve; That's really nice, I've never seen one before. Should go really nicely with your new CMC car. (Wayne)Walter
does the red dome function as anything? also looks like there should be a pole(?) the litho looks superb, though. very nice find!
cheers...gary
nice find Steve
philo426 posted:Really nice condition!What years was it produced?
Mid to late 50's I believe.
Steve
overlandflyer posted:does the red dome function as anything? also looks like there should be a pole(?) the litho looks superb, though. very nice find!
cheers...gary
Gary, it is missing the pole and the plastic furniture. The pole will be an easy fix, the furniture may be pricey.
Steve
I had more than one of these as a kid. No domes that I recall though...But on one there was a sheet metal lever in a slot by the fire coats and a ramp that when pressed, lifted the ramp and rolled a truck or ambulance out of the door.
The slot was not centered nicely between the table and coats; it always drove my ocd nuts that they didn't take the time to do it "right". I also wished it had two ramps to roll two vehicles out in a "race" to get to a fire.. ah good times 
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:..., the furniture may be pricey.
my aunt has a nice custom wood doll house so at first, just as a joke, i bought her a tin Marx doll house which over the years has become a favorite of hers. every so often i find some Marx doll house furniture and send it to her. from the size, i can imagine the same things would likely fit into the fire house. some beds for the upper floor and maybe a table and chairs for the downstairs shouldn't be that difficult to locate.
3 small lots of correct firehouse furniture just ended on the bay. Only a bit over $500.00 for a handful of pieces.
A few pictures of the fire house on the TCA layout today.
Steve
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Steve,
Congrats sir on a really nice find, have been looking for one myself for many years. That sir is a great accomplishment. Not many pristine 4819 FH's even around my hats off to PaPa Steve!
I thought I was lucky when I purchased my HQ US Army Training Center Building for reasonable money, the FH is an incredible find.
PCRR/Dave
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Pine Creek Railroad posted:Steve,
Congrats sir on a really nice find, have been looking for one myself for many years. That sir is a great accomplishment. Not many pristine 4819 FH's even around my hats off to PaPa Steve!
I thought I was lucky when I purchased my HQ US Army Training Center Building for reasonable money, the FH is an incredible find.
PCRR/Dave
Your in luck Dave. There’s one on the Bay right now. Buy it now is only $3425, but it has all the accessories.
Steve
Steve,
As I indicated before I still can not find one at any reasonable price. You can see why I do not own one. The cost on that little boys toy, is pushing into the cost range of the Fine Double Gun, big boy toys, that also safe guard my Home & Family and can put food on the table if necessary. All things must be kept in proper perspective.
Congrats again on a fantastic find!
PCRR/Dave
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Mmmmm....hungry 
Pine Creek Railroad posted:Steve,
As I indicated before I still can not find one at any reasonable price. You can see why I do not own one. The cost on that little boys toy, is pushing into the cost range of the Fine Double Gun, big boy toys, that also safe guard my Home & Family and can put food on the table if necessary. All things must be kept in proper perspective.
Congrats again on a fantastic find!
PCRR/Dave
That seller is in fantasy land obviously. The most I've seen one actually sell for is a little over $1600. Still way too much.
Steve
the ladder truck looks a bit large... do you know what vehicles came with it originally? i've seen that fire chief car before and that certainly looks like it fits in nicely.
btw... nice string of Baby Ruth reefers!... mmmm.
Station 51,KMG 365
Emergency!Is that a Parker 20 gauge?
overlandflyer posted:the ladder truck looks a bit large... do you know what vehicles came with it originally? i've seen that fire chief car before and that certainly looks like it fits in nicely.
btw... nice string of Baby Ruth reefers!... mmmm.
Gary, set 4819 came with two vehicles as in the photo below. Set 4820 came with only one vehicle, could have been one or the other. The ladder on the truck below is not correct.
Steve
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That's a wonderful Marx engine house! I wish a similar one had been made in Standard Gauge. Unfortunately, I couldn't find one so I was forced to convert a tinplate "Little John" barn into one. It's satisfactory but it doesn't come close to comparing to yours.
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Bob Nelson
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Those fire trucks are cool but they need headlights.Are they Marx or Hubley?
philo426 posted:Those fire trucks are cool but they need headlights.Are they Marx or Hubley?
There are many versions of these but I believe they were made by Girard, which I've been told Marx purchased when Girard went bankrupt. However, it is also my understanding that the original fire engines were made by Hoge, which Girard purchased when Hoge went bankrupt. There are several examples of these fire engines for sale on ebay by each manufacturer, which include fire patrol, fire pumper, and fire chief versions.
Bob
http://www.grandoldtoys.com/toydb_Detail.php?id=413
