Need help identifying this tender

@Glastonbury Bob posted:

I came across this die cast tender and I’m having difficulty identifying it. There is a cast number on the inside of the shell that reads W. O. 4611

I don’t recognize the rear drawbar configuration and the recess for the forward name plate is square not round.

Does anyone know what this is?

Thanks for your help!

Bob

American Flyer. This particular one is from 1938, as that is the year they used the curlicue coupler. This tender was used for many years before and after 1938 with a number of different coupler styles on the back.

@Dave Koehler posted:

Its American Flyer O gauge

Thanks for the quick and very specific reply!

Note that is not the original coupler.

@RoyBoy posted:

American Flyer. This particular one is from 1938, as that is the year they used the curlicue coupler. This tender was used for many years before and after 1938 with a number of different coupler styles on the back.

Thanks Roy!! Do you know where I can find the missing name plates?

@Glastonbury Bob posted:

Thanks Roy!! Do you know where I can find the missing name plates?

The two tenders in my roster have decals rather than name plates. There are slots for name plates, but the depressions just have decals instead.

Where to find the decals is another story that eludes me.

@Chuck Sartor posted:

Note that is not the original coupler.

Actually, for 1938 that would be the correct coupler.

The 1938 tenders would have had decals, which appear as follows

Not sure about the availability of decals. 

Looks like the coupler shaft is too long, maybe not. Repo decals are available.