I recently picked up the 208 toolbox from the local hobby shop for $20, it'll be one step closer to finishing the work train.
I think that's a good price whether it's original or not, but I was curious as to how you can tell the difference between an original and a repro?
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Made in USA would seem likely to be original.
Made in China or Korea would have to be repro.
Many of my reproductions say Made in US of A on them, or Made By Lionel. They often have MTH stamped on them, or in the case of the Lionel Classics, the model No. has a 1 in front of it. But this has no stamp or model number.
I haven't been able to find a photo of the underside of the MTH version so I was unsure.
It seems to be way too clean to be original.
Brian Liesberg posted:Many of my reproductions say Made in US of A on them, or Made By Lionel. They often have MTH stamped on them, or in the case of the Lionel Classics, the model No. has a 1 in front of it. But this has no stamp or model number.
I haven't been able to find a photo of the underside of the MTH version so I was unsure.
Remember that Mike Wolf now has the right to use 'The Lionel Corporation' on all tinplate products he makes based on a court settlement a few years ago. And using original numbers too.
Yes I'm aware, that's why I was asking to see if there are any differences between the Lionel Corp version and the original Lionel.
My reproduction was made under the Tinplate Traditions banner. I looked at the tools and they are different than yours. I have a hoe,coal shovel,spade shovel,ax and rake that are not in your set. Your hammer ax has a notch in the bottom mine does not. I have a sledge hammer and spike hammer. Two different picks.
My set has 10 tools maybe some came from a different source and thrown in by me.
Its a repro. Not all of MTH made stuff has logos on it. The tools are just a bit off from the originals. There are 2 812t toolsets in the repro, not the single larger 208t. The stamping on the top is obviously too good. Usually it is not so even. There are two fonts use on these lid stampings. this is the thicker, sans-serif one. Also, the metal gauge looks thinner than the original, but id have to mike it to really know. Last but not least...the silver is not oxidized. Silver ALWAYS oxidizes to a brownish gold tinge...
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