Lionel Ives Transition Cattle Cars
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Lionel No. 1678 Cattle Cars
General Information
The No. 1678 Cattle Car was offered by Lionel in the 1931 and 1932 Ives Catalogs. Unlike the other freight cars in this series, the No. 1678 Cattle Car, although listed in the 1933 Lionel Catalog, was never produced with Lionel markings. The No. 1678 Cattle Car always had manual couplers. The No. 1678 Cattle Cars measure 7 1/2-inches in length. The cattle cars have lithographed sides and ends with a painted roof. The frame is black. The cars have sliding doors that open. The door guides match the color of the doors. The doors have a brass door knob.
The only variation of the No. 1678 Cattle Cars are copper or nickel journals.
Lionel No. 1678 Cattle Cars
1. No. 1678 Ives Cattle Car in pea green/brown litho with orange (1931-32). The cars have pea green sliding doors and door guides, brass door knobs and copper journals. The cars have latch couplers.
2. No. 1678 Ives Cattle Car in pea green/brown litho with orange (1935). The cars have pea green sliding doors and door guides, brass door knobs and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
1. No. 1678 Ives Cattle Car in pea green/brown litho with orange (1931-32). The cars have pea green sliding doors and door guides, brass door knobs and copper journals. The cars have latch couplers.
2. No. 1678 Ives Cattle Car in pea green/brown litho with orange (1935). The cars have pea green sliding doors and door guides, brass door knobs and nickel journals. The cars have latch couplers.
Lionel No. 1708 Cattle Car
General Information
The Ives No. 1708 Cattle Car was offered by Lionel in the 1932 Ives Catalog only. The No. 1708 Cattle Car was also offered in a promotional uncataloged set in 1934-35. Unlike the other freight cars in this series, the No. 1708 Cattle Car was never produced with Lionel markings. The No. 1708 Cattle Car has latch couplers and measures 9 1/2-inches in length. The cattle car has lithographed sides and ends with a painted roof. The frame is black. The car has brass ladders, brass door knobs and copper journals. The car has sliding doors that open. The door guides match the color of the doors.
Ives No. 1708 Cattle Car
1. No. 1708 Ives Cattle Car in light green/dark green litho with dark green roof (1932, 1934-35). The car has brown sliding doors and door guides, brass ladders, brass door knobs and copper journals. The car has latch couplers.
1. No. 1708 Ives Cattle Car in light green/dark green litho with dark green roof (1932, 1934-35). The car has brown sliding doors and door guides, brass ladders, brass door knobs and copper journals. The car has latch couplers.
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