Hello O scale world ...before Lionel's PRR B6 Switcher,...there was the Pratt...in glorious 17/64ths scale . Cast bronze boiler and tender puts this in a heavy weight category. Outside 3rd rail...., hand of God reverse, priced as a kit above Lionel's RTR example. Offered 1938-40. Here shunting a Bristol board scratch built PRR P70 coach also 17/64ths ..mid 30's.
Cheers Carey
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I saw a B6 once at a show that I thought was Pratt. It looked much like this, except the boiler was cast white metal. I don't know if 17/64 or 1/4 inch
Carey,
Very nice. I'm not sure how you manage to find these items, but thanks for posting them.
Any idea how many Pratt switchers might have been produced?
Tom
Carey,
I always appreciate your historical finds. The history of 2 rail O is so poorly documented in most cases.
hello all thank you for your kind words I had fun putting this one together as I had three of them to work from picking and choosing the right pieces . No idea how many they made I would say not too many their ad in 1940 claims it's a new and improved better boiler but I've only seen three of these and they all look the same to me so unknown if they are the new improved one or the old unimproved one. Pratt used bronze so I'm unaware of any diecast one out there other than the Lionel which is significantly smaller.
Cheers Carey
The shells on those look nice - are you going to give the drivers white rims? The first thing I thought when I saw the rims was "looks very A.C. Gilbert-esque, like a 21004 or 21005 Pennsy switcher"... 
It has its charms! I am enamored with the B6, and have one Lionel and three Williams. Someday maybe a Pratt, but they have been bringing seriously big bucks, even for fragments.
Nice to see one actually running.
Do I see a nickel-plated Lobaugh Mountain in the background?
Carey,
I just had time to watch the video. I like it even better, especially the forward/reverse lever.
Tom
Hello all Bob be careful what you ask for. your roundhouse might have to build another stall
the nickel or Chrome mountain is a scale craft must have been a display of some sort in their catalog they had a chrome or nickel Hudson and this appears to be there Mountain display engine.
Jump in that biplane and fly on out here and you can see the rest of the collection
Cheers Carey
Really great to see a relic like that running. IMO, the "sound" is superior to any of the modern digital sounds.
Have you ever considered taking it up to Milwaukee to the original model RR club and running it - I think they still have some outside 3rd rail?
@Mallard4468 posted:Really great to see a relic like that running. IMO, the "sound" is superior to any of the modern digital sounds.
Agreed.
Mark in Oregon
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