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No. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CAR 1961 – 1964
No. 3376 BRONX ZOO OPERATING GIRAFFE CAR
No. 3386 BRONX ZOO OPERATING GIRAFFE CAR
No. 3656 OPERATING CATTLE CAR SETS
No. 3656 – 150 SEPARATE SALE CATTLE CORRAL
No. 6473 HORSE TRANSPORT CARS
No. 6646 CATTLE CARS
No. 6656 CATTLE CARS
No. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CARS
No. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CARS HAVE TWO VARIATION REGARDING A FLAW IN THE PLASTIC SHELL AS SHOWN BELOW AND NOTED IN THE DESCRIPTIONS BELOW
No. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CAR
1961 – 1964
unpainted green molded shell with yellow heat stamped lettering
without flaw
with molded in brake wheel
with two operating early AAR trucks
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light orange picture box flap No. 3370 – 18
No. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CAR
1961 – 1964
unpainted green molded shell with yellow heat stamped lettering
without flaw
with molded in brake wheel
with two operating ARCH BAR trucks
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No. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CAR
1961 – 1964
unpainted green molded shell with yellow heat stamped lettering
with flaw
with molded in brake wheel
with two operating early AAR trucks
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dark orange picture box flap No. 3370 – 18
No. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CAR
1961 – 1964
unpainted green molded shell with yellow heat stamped lettering
with flaw
with molded in brake wheel
with two operating ARCH BAR trucks
Courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
No. 3376 BRONX ZOO OPERATING GIRAFFE CARS
AN IN-DEPTH STUDY ON GIRAFFE CARS BY BILL SCHMEELK IS AVAILABLE
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No. 3376 BRONX ZOO OPERATING GIRAFFE CAR
1962
unpainted blue molded shell with white heat stamped lettering
with unpainted yellow giraffe with brown spots
with molded in brake wheel
with two operating early AAR trucks
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orange picture box flap No. 3376 – 120
Packet No. 3376-119
No. 3376 – 160 BRONX ZOO OPERATING GIRAFFE CAR
1962
unpainted green molded shell with yellow heat stamped lettering
with unpainted yellow giraffe with brown spots
with molded in brake wheel
with two operating early AAR trucks
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picture box flap No. 3376 – 161
No. 3376 BRONX ZOO OPERATING GIRAFFE CAR
1969
unpainted blue molded shell with yellow heat stamped lettering
with unpainted yellow giraffe without brown spots
with molded in brake wheel
with two operating early AAR trucks
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Hagerstown without box flap number, side flap No. 12-278
No. 3386 BRONX ZOO OPERATING GIRAFFE CAR
No. 3386 BRONX ZOO OPERATING GIRAFFE CAR
1960
unpainted blue molded shell with white heat stamped lettering
with unpainted yellow giraffe with brown spots
with molded in brake wheel
with two operating early AAR trucks
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No. 3656 OPERATING CATTLE CAR SETS
GENERAL INFORMATION
THE CATTLE CARS
THE CORRALS
THE PACKETS
THE INSTRUCTION SHEETS
THE CATTLE
THE BOXES
THE LINERS
THE CATTLE CARS
GENERAL INFORMATION
DOOR GUIDE RIVETS
the normal round headed door guide rivets
in 1950 flat headed door guide rivets were used
total and partial enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom and all four sides
partially enclosed coil bracket on bottom, front and back, sides are open
1949
gray molded shell painted orange with black heat stamped lettering
brown swirl molded door assembly painted orange
with ARMOUR sticker on diecast painted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the wide 11/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
with fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with flared rivet facing down
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1949
black molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
orange molded door assembly painted orange
with ARMOUR sticker on diecast painted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the wide 11/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
with fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with flared rivet facing down
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1949
clear molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
clear molded door assembly painted orange
with ARMOUR sticker on diecast painted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the wide 11/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
with fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with flared rivet facing down
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1949
clear molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
blue molded door assembly painted orange
with ARMOUR sticker on diecast painted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the wide 11/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
with fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with flared rivet facing down
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1949
clear molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
orange molded door assembly painted orange
with ARMOUR sticker on diecast painted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the wide 11/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
without fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car with the front and back closed the two sides open
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with flared rivet facing down
SC0050
1950
clear molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
orange molded door assembly painted orange
without ARMOUR sticker on diecast painted orange doors
flat top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the narrow 7/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
without fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car with the front and back closed the two sides open
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with the head of the rivet facing down
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1950
clear molded shell painted orange with black heat stamped lettering
orange molded door assembly painted orange
without ARMOUR sticker on diecast painted orange doors
flat top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the narrow 7/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
with fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with the head of the rivet facing down
SC0030
1951
clear molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
orange molded door assembly painted orange
without ARMOUR sticker on diecast painted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the narrow 7/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
with fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with the head of the rivet facing down
SC0031
1952
clear molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
clear molded door assembly painted orange
without ARMOUR sticker on the diecast painted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the narrow 7/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
with fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
two operating bar end trucks with plain knuckles
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1953
clear molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
orange molded door assembly painted orange
without ARMOUR sticker on the diecast painted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the narrow 7/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
with fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
two operating bar end trucks with plain knuckles
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1954
clear molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
orange molded door assembly painted orange
without ARMOUR sticker on the diecast painted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
with the narrow 7/8″ right side exit cow shoot
frame with steps on all four corners
with fully enclosed coil bracket on bottom of car
two operating bar end trucks with engraved knuckles
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THE CORALS
all cattle car sets came with a ramp, the right photo shows placement
EARLY 1949
with floor in the corral painted the same yellow as the fencing on the sides
with orange corral gates
without chain across the gap in the fence in the corral on the right side
with connection terminals on the left side
without slots or sign on the front of the corral
the corral floor is held in place by four rubber grommets two on each side
without slots or sign on the front of the corral
with connection terminals on the left side
without chain across the gap in the fence in the corral on the right side
the corral is held in place by four rubber grommets two on each side
1949
with floor in the corral unpainted
with orange corral gates
with chain across the gap in the fence in the corral on the right side
with connection terminals on the left side
without slots or sign on the front of the corral
the corral floor is held in place by four rubber grommets two on each side
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without slots or sign on the front of the corral
with connection terminals on the left side
with chain across the gap in the fence in the corral on the right side
the corral is held in place by four rubber grommets two on each side
1949
with floor in the corral unpainted
with orange corral gates
without chain across the gap in the fence in the corral on the right side
with connection terminals on the left side
with sign on the front of the corral
the corral floor is held in place by four rubber grommets two on each side
with sign on the front of the corral
with connection terminals on the left side
without chain across the gap in the fence in the corral on the right side
the corral is held in place by four rubber grommets two on each side
1950 -1955
with floor in the corral unpainted
with yellow corral gates
without chain across the gap in the fence in the corral on the right side
with connection terminals on the right side
with sign on the front of the corral
the corral floor is placed in the corral and floats
with sign on the front of the corral
with connection terminals on the right side
without chain across the gap in the fence in the coral on the right side
the corral floor is placed in the corral and floats
THE PACKETS
THE CONTENTS OF PACKETS
the “027” blade shown on the bottom row came installed in the corral from the factory
THE INSTRUCTION SHEETS
back page on left front page on right, dated 9-49, printed in black on white paper, four pages
back page on left front page on right, dated 9-50, printed in blue on white paper, eight pages
back page on left front page on right, dated 3-51, printed in blue on white paper, eight pages
back page on left front page on right, dated 2-52, printed in blue on white paper, eight pages
back page on left front page on right, dated 1-53, printed in blue on white paper, eight pages
back page on left front page on right, dated 5-54, printed in blue on white paper, eight pages
back page on left front page on right, dated 2-55, printed in blue on white paper, eight pages
THE CATTLE
the very earliest cows in 1949 came with a ridge around the front and sides of the bases later in 1949 the ridge was removed and this configuration remained for the rest of production
EARLY 1949
3656 printed on all four sides, without flap number
on the cattle boxes the flap number, if present, is found on the bottom flap
1950 – 1952
3656 printed on all four sides, with flap number 3656 – 44
on the cattle boxes the flap number, if present, is found on the bottom flap
1952 with OPS info
3656 – 34 printed on all four sides, with OPS information, with flap number 3656 – 44
on the cattle boxes the flap number, if present, is found on the bottom flap
Courtesy of “The Brumbaugh Collection”
1952 – 1955
3656 – 34 printed on all four sides, with flap number 3656 – 44
on the cattle boxes the flap number, if present, is found on the bottom flap
1956
without number printed on all four sides, with flap number 3656 – 44
on the cattle boxes the flap number, if present, is found on the bottom flap
THE BOXES
mid classic box without flap number
mid classic box with flap number 3656 – 42
mid classic box without flap number 3656 – 40
1952 with printed OPS information
mid classic box with flap number 3656 – 40 with OPS information
1952 with printed OPS information
mid classic box with flap number 3656 – 40 with OPS information
mid classic box with flap number 3656 – 40
THE LINER
all set boxes used the same liner
No. 3656 – 150 SEPARATE SALE CATTLE CORRAL
1952
Courtesy of “The MacNair Collection”
No. 6473 HORSE TRANSPORT CARS
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GENERAL INFORMATION
1962 Yellow Shell, Red Lettering, Undamaged Mold, 2 Early AAR Coupler Trucks
1963 Lemon Yellow Shell, Red Lettering, Defect in Mold, 2 Early AAR Coupler Trucks, Picture Box 6473-12
1964 Dark Yellow Shell, Red Lettering, Defect in Mold, 1 Late AAR Coupler Truck, 1 Dummy
1965 Dark Yellow Shell, Red Lettering, Repaired Mold, 1 Late AAR Coupler Truck, 1 Dummy
1965 Lemon Yellow Shell, Maroon Lettering, Repaired Mold, 1 Late AAR Coupler Truck, 1 Dummy
1965-66 Yellow Shell, Maroon Lettering, Repaired Mold, 1 Late AAR Coupler Truck, 1 Dummy
1966 Dark Yellow Shell, Maroon Lettering, Repaired Mold, 1 Late AAR Coupler Truck, 1 Dummy
1969 Dark Yellow Mold, Red Lettering, Repaired Mold, 2 Late AAR Coupler Trucks HAGERSTOWN BOX
GENERAL INFORMATION
The No.6473 had mold defects of plastic leaking out of the mold. As shown in the below pictures the first production had a defect between slats toward the top and right of the door. The second picture shows a continuation of the first defect and an additional leak between the slats toward the bottom and right of the door. The third picture shows after the repair of the two leaks.
1962
1963 – 1964
1965 – 1969
No. 6473 HORSE TRANSPORT CAR
1962
unpainted yellow shell with red heat stamped lettering
before leak of plastic from mold
with molded in brake wheel
two early operating AAR trucks
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No. 6473 HORSE TRANSPORT CAR
1963
unpainted lemon yellow shell with red heat stamped lettering
showing leak of plastic from mold
with molded in brake wheel
two early operating AAR trucks
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picture box flap No. 6473 – 12
No. 6473 HORSE TRANSPORT CAR
1964
unpainted dark yellow shell with red heat stamped lettering
showing leak of plastic from mold
with molded in brake wheel
one early operating AAR truck and one non-operating late AAR truck
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No. 6473 HORSE TRANSPORT CAR
1965
unpainted dark yellow shell with red heat stamped lettering
showing the repair of the leak of plastic from mold
with molded in brake wheel
one operating and one non-operating late AAR trucks
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No. 6473 HORSE TRANSPORT CAR
1965
unpainted lemon yellow shell with maroon heat stamped lettering
showing the repair of the leak of plastic from mold
with molded in brake wheel
one operating and one non-operating late AAR trucks
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No. 6473 HORSE TRANSPORT CAR
1965 – 1966
unpainted yellow shell with maroon heat stamped lettering
showing the repair of the leak of plastic from mold
with molded in brake wheel
one operating and one non-operating late AAR trucks
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No. 6473 HORSE TRANSPORT CAR
1966
unpainted dark yellow shell with maroon heat stamped lettering
showing the repair of the leak of plastic from mold
with molded in brake wheel
one operating and one non-operating late AAR trucks
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No. 6473 – 60 HORSE TRANSPORT CAR
1969
unpainted dark yellow shell with red heat stamped lettering
showing the repair of the leak of plastic from mold
with molded in brake wheel
two operating late AAR trucks
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Hagerstown box without flap number, with side flap #12-278, with 6473 -60 rubber stamped in black on both ends
No. 6646 CATTLE CARS
No. 6646 CATTLE CAR
1957
unpainted orange shell with black heat stamped lettering
without ARMOUR sticker on the plastic unpainted orange doors
round top door guide rivets
without brake wheel
frame with steps on all four corners
two operating early AAR trucks
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late classic box flap No. 6646 – 9
No. 6656 CATTLE CARS
No. 6656 CATTLE CAR
1949
clear shell painted light yellow with black heat stamped lettering
with ARMOUR sticker on the diecast doors painted yellow
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
frame with steps on all four corners
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with flared rivet facing down
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mid classic box without flap number, long box
No. 6656 CATTLE CAR
1950
clear shell painted light yellow with black heat stamped lettering
without ARMOUR sticker on the diecast doors painted yellow
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel with flat head rivet
frame without steps on all four corners
two operating staple end magnetic couplers with flared rivet facing down
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No. 6656 CATTLE CAR
1952
clear shell painted light yellow with black heat stamped lettering
without ARMOUR sticker on the diecast doors painted yellow
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
frame without steps on all four corners
two operating bar end trucks with magnetic couplers
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mid classic box with flap No. 6656 – 7, short box
No. 6656 CATTLE CAR
1952
clear shell painted dark yellow with black heat stamped lettering
without ARMOUR sticker on the diecast doors painted yellow
round top door guide rivets
with brake wheel
frame without steps on all four corners
two operating bar end trucks with magnetic couplers
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No. 6656 YELLOW CATTLE CAR STAMPED No. 3656
factory error
Courtesy of “The Brumbaugh Collection”