TCA "Postwar Lionel Reproduction Handbook Guide"

There is also at least one video on reproductions. I will try to find my copy to get the title.

Carl,

You are correct about it being a valuable guide to own. You can often find them on amazon.com. Have you tried our own, Wanted To Buy forum? Other books can be very helpful, also. Bruce Greenberg published some very good postwar guides. I prefer his because he lists known variations. You would need his Guide to Postwar not his price guide.

God Bless,

"Pappy" 

I found my videos. There are two VHS tapes, done by Joe Algozzini, Varda Communications Corp. They also have TCA identification.

The tapes are:

Stop, Look and Listen, Volume I

case says it covers: diesels, rolling stock, automobile loads, military loads, and rare items.

Stop Look and Listen, Volume II

case says it covers: F-3's space and military rolling stock, and chemically altered cars.

It has been a long time since I viewed these tapes, I cannot say how they have held up over time.

Don Shaw also made several video guides. I think he did FM's and F3's. There may be others.

There is an NOS copy of Stop Look and Listen on Ebay right now.

Pappy, thanks for your reply.  I have the TCA handbook; and, commented on it not being on TCA's website for those who might look for it there.  I've used Greenberg's guides in the past and found those to be helpful back in the day when I was concerned about reproductions.

C.W., thanks for your reply.  I didn't know about the video series and will check them out.

I have three Santa Fe red stripe roadname strips that may or may not be original.  They're in plastic sleeves with tags stating they're original; but, I don't recall where I bought them 20+ years ago, and don't know how to verify if they're original or repros.  Any help would be appreciated.  I intend to sell them and want to be accurate in what I'm selling.

Thanks, again, for the replies.

ONE tell-tale is browned dry glue marks above/below stripes.  CAUTION...some sets have cars with different spacing/size of lettering!  Always nice to have boxes to add credence to originality!

I found one this summer in Pennsylvania....It's very usful,it should be reprinted...joe

Have you checked the prices for postwar boxes ONLY?  Put an original box with a repro car or engine and there's quite a difference in price; as for the glue, the stripes I have are in a package and not on a car.

Joe, I agree--it ought to be reprinted and updated.

Thanks for the replies.