A guy I repair for just returned from Union, NJ with a truck full of mostly Postwar Lionel. Normally not out of the ordinary, but...
The trains were 'gathered' by a Hillside employee. She worked for Lionel from 1949 until 1974-75. She was an assembler. While still alive, she is 94 and has dementia. An interview would be out of the question. Whatever stories and memories she could tell will forever stay with her.
The trains were purchased from her daughter and son-in-law.
An overview:
Almost all the wheels, rollers, motors, E unit drums have never been turned. No boxes. Many later 6464 bodies, seperate doors, frames brakewheels, etc. There are paint samples, seconds, excess runs of an item. Amazing quantity of new crossing gates, cheap cabooses, similar gondolas, microwave towers. The toughest and second toughest, painted nose NH EP5, new. Some tough F3s, a green 2340 GG1, new. Hundreds of lamps. A green painted 6464 NH with black heat stamped lettering. A Fort Knox bullion sample car (no coin slot). Too many other items for me to list. I have been working with Lionel for over 40 years and I am blown away. I have only seen items like this in Greenberg's books like "New and Unusual" or "Variations".
The items are at the Kutztown, PA Renniger's Farmers Market and Antique Mall. The antique mall portion is only open on Saturday. Henry's email is: treetoptrains@yahoo.com
Here is a small sampling of the items. Keep in mind these items are mostly new, never run, but show marks and dings associated with no boxes and layered storage boxes.
. Each of us is entitled to our own opinion, this is mine.
These items are for sale at the above contact? Do you take Ebay Cash...or just regular money?
Ron B.
