Lionel Ives Transition Box Cars
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Lionel No. 1709 Box Car
General Information
The Ives No. 1709 Box Car was offered by Lionel in the 1932 Ives Catalog only. The No. 1709 Box Car was also offered in a promotional uncataloged set in 1934-35. The No. 1709 Box Car has latch couplers and measures 9 1/2-inches in length. The box car has lithographed sides and ends with a painted roof. The frame is black. The car has brass ladders, a brass door knob and copper journals. The car has sliding doors that open. The door guides match the color of the doors.
Ives No. 1709 Box Car
1. No. 1709 Ives Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1932, 1934-35). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, brass ladders, brass door knobs and copper journals. The car has latch couplers.
1. No. 1709 Ives Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1932, 1934-35). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, brass ladders, brass door knobs and copper journals. The car has latch couplers.
Lionel No. 1719 Box Cars
General Information
The Lionel No. 1719 Box Cars were offered by Lionel from 1934 through 1942. The No. 1719 Box Car was offered in promotional uncataloged sets only. It did not appear in the Lionel catalog. The No. 1719 Box Car has manual couplers and measures 9 1/2-inches in length. The box car has lithographed sides and ends with a painted roof. The frame is black. The car has trim ladders and a brass door knob. The car has sliding doors that open. The door guides typically matched the color of the doors.
Variations of the No. 1719 Box Car include brass or nickel ladders, copper, nickel or black journals and latch or early style manual box couplers.
Lionel No. 1719 Box Cars
1. No. 1719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1934-35). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, brass ladders, brass door knobs and copper journals. The car has latch couplers.
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2. No. 1719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1935-38). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel ladders, brass door knobs and nickel journals. The car has latch couplers.
3. No. 1719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1938-42). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel ladders, brass door knobs and black journals. The car has latch couplers.
4. No. 1719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1939-42). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel ladders, brass door knobs and black journals. The car has early style manual box couplers.
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1. No. 1719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1934-35). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, brass ladders, brass door knobs and copper journals. The car has latch couplers.
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2. No. 1719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1935-38). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel ladders, brass door knobs and nickel journals. The car has latch couplers.
3. No. 1719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1938-42). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel ladders, brass door knobs and black journals. The car has latch couplers.
4. No. 1719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1939-42). The car has orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel ladders, brass door knobs and black journals. The car has early style manual box couplers.
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Lionel No. 2719 Box Car
General Information
The Lionel No. 2719 Box Cars were offered by Lionel from 1938 through 1942. The No. 2719 Box Car was offered in promotional uncataloged sets only. It did not appear in the Lionel catalog. The No. 2719 Box Car has operating couplers and measures 9 1/2-inches in length. The box car has lithographed sides and ends with a painted roof. The frame is black. The car has nickel ladders and nickel door knobs. The car has sliding doors that open. The door guides matched the color of the doors.
Variations of the No. 2719 Box Car include nickel or black journals.
Lionel No. 2719 Box Cars
1. No. 2719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1938-39). The cars have orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel door knobs and nickel journals. The cars have early style operating box couplers.
2. No. 2719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1939-42). The cars have orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel door knobs and black journals. The cars have early style operating box couplers.
1. No. 2719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1938-39). The cars have orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel door knobs and nickel journals. The cars have early style operating box couplers.
2. No. 2719 Lionel Box Car in light green litho with medium blue roof (1939-42). The cars have orange sliding doors and door guides, nickel door knobs and black journals. The cars have early style operating box couplers.
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