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No. 108 PARTIAL TRESTLE SET
No. 110 TRESTLE SETS
No. 111-50 TRESTLE SET
No. 114 NEWSSTAND WITH HORN
No. 118 NEWSSTAND WITH WHISTLE 1957-1958
No. 119 TUNNEL
No. 121 TUNNEL
No. 125 WHISTLE SHACK 1950 – 1955
No. 132 ILLUMINATED (STOP) STATION
No. 145 AUTOMATIC GATEMAN 1950 – 1966
No. 147 CONTROLLER
No. 148 DWARF SIGNAL
No. `150 TELEGRAPH POLE SETS
No. 151 SEMAPHORE 1947 – 1966 and 1968 – 1969
No. 153 CONTACTOR
No. 160 COAL BINS
No. 164 ELECTRIC LUMBER LOADER 1940 – 1950
No. 182 REMOTE CONTROL MAGNETIC CRANE 1946-1949
No. 193 INDUSTRIAL WATER TOWER 1953 – 1955
No. 195 FLOODLIGHT TOWER 1957 – 1966 & 1968 – 1969
No. 195 – 75, 8 BULB FLOODLIGHT HEAD 1957 – 1960
No. 197 ROTATING RADAR ANTENNA
No. 108 PARTIAL TRESTLE SET
Note overstamped 1044 Box
Contains only 12 Black Piers
Packet No. 108-16
THE No. 110 TRESTLE SETS
No. 110 TRESTLE SET
NOTE – DEALER DISPLAY VARIATION
No. 110 TRESTLE SET
Later Picture Box containing the same Dealer Counter Display as above
No. 111-50 TRESTLE SET
No. 114 NEWSSTAND WITH HORN
No. 118 NEWSSTAND WITH WHISTLE 1957-1958
No. 118 NEWSSTAND WITH WHISTLE
1957 – 1958
unpainted brown plastic base
unpainted yellow walls
silver painted roof
with interrior light and whistle
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packet No. 118-13 and contents, instruction sheet below
instructions No. 118-14 dated 8-57, printed brown on yellow paper
No. 119 TUNNEL
Note – Very thin polystyrene plastic – No number on tunnel
No. 121 TUNNEL
Shown in 1956 Catalog
Styrofoam – No Number – Provided by Life-Like
No. 125 WHISTLE SHACK 1950 – 1955
No. 125 WHISTLE SHACK 1950
dark gray unpainted plastic base
unpainted white plastic house
with interior light
with whistle
front door with window insert
unpainted maroon plastic roof
unpainted red plastic tool box lid
A0188
No. 125 WHISTLE SHACK 1952
translucent green unpainted plastic base
unpainted white plastic house
without interior light
with whistle
front door without window insert
unpainted maroon plastic roof
unpainted red plastic tool box lid
A0671
No. 125 WHISTLE SHACK 1952
green unpainted plastic base
unpainted white plastic house
without interior light
with whistle
front door with window insert
unpainted maroon plastic roof
unpainted red plastic tool box lid
No. 125 WHISTLE SHACK 1954
light gray unpainted plastic base
unpainted white plastic house
without interior light
with whistle
front door with window insert
unpainted maroon plastic roof
unpainted red plastic tool box lid
COMPARISON OF BASE COLORS
dark gray on left, light gray on right
translucent green on left, green on right
PACKETS
INSTRUCTIONS
instructions number Form 125 – 12, dated 8 – 50, two pages, printed black on white paper
instructions number Form 125 – 12, dated 4 – 53, two pages, printed black on white paper
instructions number Form 125 – 23, dated 4 – 55, two pages, printed blue on white paper
Courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
St. Joe Container corugated box number 125 – 14 dated 1950
St. Joe Container corugated box number 125 – 14 dated 1951
Courtesy of “The Huovinen Collection”
Interstate Container corugated box number 125 – 14 dated by OPS printing 1952
St. Joe Container corugated box number 125 – 20 dated 1953
St. Joe Container corugated box number 125 – 20 dated 1954
No. 132 ILLUMINATED (STOP) STATION
Variation with lite green roof & red chimney
No. 145 AUTOMATIC GATEMAN 1950 – 1966
No. 145 AUTOMATIC GATEMAN
1950
Note the “L” in a circle on the metal base below
instructions No. 145-40 dated 6-50
Additional photos of later versions requested
No. 147 CONTROLLER
horn controller to use with transformers that have no horn controller
takes “D” size battery
box not made
A0723
view with cover off
bottom view
No. 148 DWARF SIGNAL
1957
late classic box flap # 148 – 14
A0194
liner was used in 1957 only
instructions # 148 – 13 dated 10 – 57, printed blue on white paper, two pages
missing both sets of insulating pins
the dwarf signal was wrapped in Lionel paper
No. 148 DWARF SIGNAL
1958 – 1960
Packet No. 148-12
No. 151 SEMAPHORE 1947 – 1966 and 1968 – 1969
No. 151 SEMAPHORE 1947
with flat lenses
black unpainted plastic blade with red painted stripes
one unused hole in the front of the pole toward the top
with one green and one brown wires running up the inside of the pole
black painted diecast base with “PART NO. 153 – 3”
steel pole painted silver
steel lader painted red
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No. 151 SEMAPHORE
with flat lenses
black unpainted plastic blade with yellow painted stripes
one unused hole in the front of the pole toward the top
two black wires running up the inside of the pole
black painted diecast base with “PART NO. 153 – 3”
steel pole painted silver
steel lader painted red
A0099
No. 151 SEMAPHORE
with dome shaped lenses
black unpainted plastic blade with yellow painted stripes
two unused holes in the front of the pole toward the top
two black wires running up the inside of the pole
black painted diecast base without “PART NO. 153 – 3”
steel pole painted silver
steel lader painted red
A0100
No. 151 SEMAPHORE 1954
with dome shaped lenses
black unpainted plastic blade with yellow painted stripes
three unused holes in the front of the pole toward the top
two black wires running up the inside of the pole
black painted diecast base without “PART NO. 153 – 3”
steel pole painted silver
steel lader painted red
A0097
No. 151 SEMAPHORE 1958
with dome shaped lenses
black unpainted plastic blade with yellow painted stripes
three unused holes in the front of the pole toward the top
one gray and one black wires running up the inside of the pole
black painted diecast base without “PART NO. 153 – 3”
aluminum pole
steel lader painted red
A0098
LINERS
EARLYEST LINER
LATER LINER
BOXES
Early Classic box, without flap number, three cities
Mid Classic box flap number 151 – 44
Bold Classic box flap number 151 – 44
Cellophane front box flap number 151 – 66
Hillside box side flap number 12 – 298
No. 153 CONTACTOR
Typical 153C Contactor, all black including the fiberboard insulation
the normal fiber board used on No. 153 contactors was black in color, here is examples in maroon (bottom) and red (top) fiber boards
Courtesy of “The Bondjoukdian Collection”
No. 150 TELEGRAPH POLE SETS
Early Version with clips in center of insert
Late Version
Clips at Bottom of Insert
No. 160 COAL BINS
No. 160 LARGE COAL BIN IN BROWN
Courtesy of “The Hughes Collection”
No. 164 ELECTRIC LUMBER LOADER 1940 – 1950
No. 164 ELECTRIC LUMBER LOADER
1946
Courtesy of “The Marciano Collection”
No. 164 – 79 corugated box made by THE HANKINS CONTAINER COMPANY
INSTRUCTIONS
instructions No. 164 – 65 dated 1 – 46
instructions No. 164 – 65 dated 7 – 49
No. 182 REMOTE CONTROL MAGNETIC CRANE 1946-1949
No. 182 REMOTE CONTROL MAGNETIC CRANE
1946
plastic cab painted black with white heat stamped lettering
clear plastic stack painted red
green buttons on controler
with detachable magnet
unpainted black plastic base
sheet metal superstructure painted silver with die cast base metal on top
with red painted metal ladder on one side
A0667
instructions No. 182-35 dated 12-46
GAIR BOGOTA brown corugated box with stick on label
No. 193 INDUSTRIAL WATER TOWER 1953 – 1955
No. 193 INDUSTRIAL WATER TOWER, black superstructure
plastic tank painted silver
steel superstructure painted black
unpainted gray plastic base
unpainted green pump house
with blinking light on top
A0116
No. 193 INDUSTRIAL WATER TOWER, red superstructure
plastic tank painted silver
steel superstructure painted red
unpainted gray plastic base
unpainted green pump house
with blinking light on top
A0117
PACKET No. 193 – 23
courtesy of “The Huovinen Collection”
INSTRUCTIONS
Form No. 193 – 24, dated 6 – 53
BOXES AND LINERS
St. JOE PAPER CO. box No. 193 – 26
No. 195 FLOODLIGHT TOWER 1957 – 1966 & 1968 – 1969
No. 195 FLOODLIGHT TOWER
1957
gray plastic tower painted silver with “LIONEL” on two sides stamped red
the tan unpainted plastic cap on the tower is plain without any holes or “ears”
unpainted tan plastic base
with “PT. NO. 195 – 15” molded into base
with “195 RAILROAD YARD FLOODLIGHT” molded into base
base has two mounting holes in oposite corners
A0680
No. 195 FLOODLIGHT TOWER
Early 1958
Silver painted gray plastic tower with “LIONEL” on two sides stamped red
the tan unpainted plastic cap on the tower has two holes, without two “ears”
unpainted tan plastic base
with “PT. NO. 195 – 15” molded into base
without “195 RAILROAD YARD FLOODLIGHT” molded into base
base has two mounting holes in opposite corners
Courtesy of “The Huovinen Collection”
No. 195 FLOODLIGHT TOWER
1958
gray plastic tower painted silver with “LIONEL” on two sides stamped red
the tan unpainted plastic cap on the tower has two holes, without two “ears”
unpainted tan plastic base
without “PT. NO. 195 – 15” molded into base
without “195 RAILROAD YARD FLOODLIGHT” molded into base
with “199 MICROWAVE TOWER” molded into base
with “195 FLOOD LIGHT” rubber stamped in red on bottom of base
base has two mounting holes in oposite corners
A0678
No. 195 FLOODLIGHT TOWER
1961
gray plastic tower painted silver with “LIONEL” on two sides stamped red
the tan unpainted plastic cap on the tower has two holes and two “ears”
unpainted tan plastic base
without “PT. NO. 195 – 15” molded into base
with “195 RAILROAD YARD FLOODLIGHT” molded into base
base has two mounting holes in oposite corners
A0679
No. 195 FLOODLIGHT TOWER
unpainted gray plastic tower with “LIONEL” on two sides, without being stamped red
the tan unpainted plastic cap on the tower has two holes and two “ears”
unpainted tan plastic base
without “PT. NO. 195 – 15” molded into base
with “195 RAILROAD YARD FLOODLIGHT” molded into base
base has two mounting holes in oposite corners
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INSTRUCTIONS
Form No. 195 – 25, dated 10 – 57, printed blue on white paper
Form No. 195 – 25, dated 9 – 59, printed blue on white paper
Form No. 195 – 25, dated 2 – 62, printed black on white paper
BOXES AND LINERS
late classic box flap No. 195 – 21
No. 195 – 75, 8 BULB FLOODLIGHT HEAD 1957 – 1960
No. 195 – 75, 8 BULB FLOODLIGHT HEAD
late clasic box
A0618
late clasic box flap No. 195 – 31
No. 195 – 75, 8 BULB FLOODLIGHT HEAD
plain white box with blue printing
Courtesy of “The Bondjoukdjian Collection”
No. 6 – 2195 FLOODLIGHT TOWER
MPC 1970, postwar carry over, shown for comparison
unpainted gray plastic tower with “LIONEL” on two sides, without being stamped red
the tan unpainted plastic cap on the tower has two holes and two “ears”
unpainted tan plastic base
without “PT. NO. 195 – 15” molded into base
with “195 RAILROAD YARD FLOODLIGHT” molded into base
base has two mounting holes in oposite corners
A0681
No. 197 ROTATING RADAR ANTENNA
GRAY TOP VARIATION
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