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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. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CARS HAVE TWO VARIATIONS 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 two operating early AAR trucks
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No. 3370 ANIMATED SHERIFF AND OUTLAW CAR
1961 – 1964
unpainted green molded shell with yellow heat stamped lettering
without flaw
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 two operating early AAR 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 two operating ARCH BAR trucks
Courtesy of “The Leverich Collection”
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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 two operating early AAR trucks
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No. 3376 BRONX ZOO OPERATING GIRAFFE CAR
1962
unpainted green molded shell with yellow heat stamped lettering
with unpainted yellow giraffe with brown spots
with two operating early AAR trucks
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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 two operating early AAR trucks
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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 two operating early AAR trucks
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No. 3656 OPERATING CATTLE CAR SETS
1949
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1949
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1949
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1949
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1949
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1950
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1950
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1951
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1952
clear molded shell painted orange with white heat stamped lettering
clear molded door assembly painted orange
without ARMOUR sticker on the 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 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 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 coral painted the same yellow as the fencing on the sides
with orange coral gates
without chain across the gap in the fence in the coral on the right side
with connection terminals on the left side
without slots or sign on the front of the coral
the coral is held in place by four rubber grommets two on each side
without slots or sign on the front of the coral
with connection terminals on the left side
without chain across the gap in the fence in the coral on the right side
the coral is held in place by four rubber grommets two on each side
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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
on the cattle boxes the flap number, if present, is found on the bottom flap
