Postwar Interlude

You lucky fellow, you!

WOW!  What a find!  Doesn't look any worse for wear after all that time in the attic.

 

That 6464-100 boxcar and 250 box are real prizes! 

 

My first set was 2222WS in 1954.

Nice, thanks for sharing.

That is a great looking set.  It looks to be in great condition.

WOW

 

Love these.

 

A great set and great find. 

Come to think of it, Lionel made a replica of that car (NEW 1-94) numbered 6464-100. The type is slightly different, probably to distinguish it from the original. The catalog number is 6-19260. A number on top of the box, in black bold-face type, is 70-6109-200. At the bottom right corner of the side without a plastic "window," printed in black on orange just above the cream border, is MADE AND LITHO IN U.S.A. That sure looks good today.

Very nice set in what looks to be in great condition!!!

For some reason video embedding isn't working this afternoon.

 

Here's a YouTube link:

 

2223W

 

Just for the "they were meant to be run" gang!

 

It's amazing what's still out there, isn't it?

 

Jim

 

Love this engine. The first one I bought with my paper route money when I was a kid.

Awesome find !!! 

Wonderful!

 

Peter

Magnificent Jim!!  What a find!

 

Alan

Good Deal!!! God Bless MVRR!!!

Great video.

 

This is why I'm totally in the tank for the Conventional Classics line and why I hope Lionel keeps making new offerings. I know many have said 'enough,'  but I have lots of catching up to do.

 

Sure, there's nothing like a great original set, but the CC series lets us grab a piece of nostalgia at an affordable price.  

Jim That is an absolutely beautiful set. Where pray tell dud you find it? Mike

Very nice find! I am jealous! One question though, did those engines come with horns?

 

Yes, they were "electronic" bicycle horns powered by the D cell battery that you put inside. They were more of a metal on metal vibrating sound. Some worked great others not so great. There is an adjusting screw in the back of the horn housing that sometimes helped other times didn't. Once you hear it you never forget it. Mike

Hi Jim,

 

Nice set. By the way, enjoyed your layout on the  Ogr 7 DVD.

How long did the shoot take?

Mike,

The set was found in Schenectady NY, but the family originally purchased it in the Hartford CT area. I'm glad they brought it with them when they moved here!!!

 

Michael,

Mike has it right about the horn. It's the main reason why many of us don't worry about whether the horn is operational in a postwar diesel.

 

Trackahead,

Rich Melvin and I managed to complete that shoot in a single long day. Glad you enjoyed it.

 

Jim

 

Jim, that set looks great. Love the engine and it has some of my favorite freight cars like the milk car, log car and an N5C caboose.

Jim,

An absolutely gorgeous set.

An attic rescue of the first order !!

 

Eliot

 

Jim, What a great find!  It looks fantastic. Are all the boxes in that good of a shape?  Can you give more details on how you came upon it and acquired it?  We all dream of finding a Postwar set like that still in the boxes and barely used.  

Wow!  That is a spectacular find - really special.  There just can't be that many in that good of condition left.

 

And you do have that new video camera, so you owe the world that video you promised!

Lee,

 

There's a link to the video in a previous post, but let's see if embedding is working today:

 

 

Jim

 

awesome!!!!!  Looks great!

It really was a great find, although all is not always what it seems in small internet photos. The set does have several "problems" that would reduce its appeal to many serious collectors. It really isn't as perfect as we would like. We would rate most of the items in the set as C6 (the old system "Very Good").

 

But, that doesn't really diminish the experience of finding a hard-to-find version of the postwar trains many of us love so much.

 

Although an item may not be collector grade in the eyes of many, getting the chance to run it still brings me back to some very happy times in my youth when my father was first introducing me to the fun of model trains. Considering how things have turned out for me in this hobby in the 60+ years that followed, I think he was very successful. 

 

Jim

 

 

 

Real nice Jim. Video works.

Many times, to me, a C-6 is better than a C-10. I relate it to my collector cars. My 73 Javelin is a winning restored car with some rare options. When I drive it, I don't trailer cars, I am always nervous about some idiot running into me. (or a deer)

But when I take out my unrestored Matador I have fun as it's just not as rare or refined.

Same with 50's era Lionel.....You can run your set and have fun.....not worrying that if it derails and takes a bump you loose an investment.

I like it!

The 6464-250 box is worth more than the car. I sure wouldn't be running that car if it were mine. I bought one years ago with the box in new condition $500. i saw one go on ebay about a year ago for $2500.

Hi Jim,

Great set on a great layout. They sure don't make them like that anymore.

All the best,

Miketg

 

I knew that video would get to a few fellow collectors, Ed.  

 

Like I mentioned, it's condition is far from "like new" and a trip or two around a layout would have no impact on its value. I agree that the box is probably the single most valuable item in the lot.

 

Jim