Marx Red Frame Tender

I don't see any red-frame tenders shown in the "Definitive Guide to Marx Trains Joy Line & Six-Inch Tin" CD.  It's interesting that they didn't produce a tender with a red frame, but they did make a tender with the tin-plated frame.

@WindupGuy posted:

I don't see any red-frame tenders shown in the "Definitive Guide to Marx Trains Joy Line & Six-Inch Tin" CD.  It's interesting that they didn't produce a tender with a red frame, but they did make a tender with the tin-plated frame.

Could you please expand on  'tin plated'? Like the black lithographed frame?

Thanks!

@SteamWolf posted:

Could you please expand on  'tin plated'? Like the black lithographed frame?

Thanks!

Marx made tin plated frames in 1939.  Unlike the red frames from 1937-38 (which were apparently not used on the tenders), Marx did produce 551 tenders with the tin plated frames.  Here is an example from my collection:

@WindupGuy posted:

Marx made tin plated frames in 1939.  Unlike the red frames from 1937-38 (which were apparently not used on the tenders), Marx did produce 551 tenders with the tin plated frames.  Here is an example from my collection:

Oh! Yes those. I've got a NYC caboose and a CRI&P in the tin frame somewhere. Didn't know those were actually tin plated, or that they came after the red framed ones. I thought they were just not painted.

Thanks for the explanation!

Unless legit documentation has shown up in the past couple years, the red litho frame tenders are home brews. Very easy to do.

Steve

The full silver (Tin)  frame  set in my collection ....