A picture of the Lionel’s science set display at the New York Toy Fair in 1962
THE FOLLOWING SCIENCE ENGINEERING LABS WILL BE DOCUMENTED BELOW
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MARK 1 (3200 & 3210) ELECTRONICS LAB
MARK 2 (3201 & 3201 – 506A) ELECTRONICS LAB
MARK 3 (3202) ELECTRONICS LAB
MARK 4 3203) ELECTRONICS LAB
MARK (No. 3223) ELECTRONICS LAB
Mark 1 & 1a (3226 & 3225) Lionel Plastics Engineering Labs
Mark 2 (3227) Lionel Plastics Engineering Labs
Mark 3 (3228) Lionel Plastics Engineering Labs
Mark 4 (3229) Lionel Plastics Engineering Labs
Refills (No. 3230) (No. 3231) & Packet (No. 3226-76)
Mark 1 (No. 3251) Lionel’s Weather Stations
Mark 1 (No. 3253) Lionel’s Weather Stations
Mark 2 (No. 3252 & No. 3254 ) Lionel’s Weather Stations
Mark 3 (No. 3255) Lionel’s Weather Stations
Mark 1 (No. 3270) Lionel’s Communications Lab
Mark 2 (No. 3271) Lionel’s Communications Lab
Mark 3 (No. 3272) Lionel’s Communications Lab
Mark 4 (No. 3273) Lionel’s Communications Lab
1963 Mark 1 (No. 3290), Lionel Optics Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 2 (No. 3291), Lionel Optics Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 1 (No. 3310), Lionel Astronomy Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 2 (No. 3311), Lionel Astronomy Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 3 (No. 3312), Lionel Astronomy Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 4 (No. 3313), Lionel Astronomy Lab, Prototype
ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING LABS
Pages 16 & 17 from 1962 Advanced Accessory Catalog
Pages 6 & 7 from 1961 -1962 TRIANG / LIONEL SCIENCE PROJECT Catalog
MARK 1 ( No. 3200 & No. 3210) ELECTRONICS LAB
1961 Mark 1 (No. 3200) Lionel
Box made of cardboard
Original price $9.95
1961 Mark 1 (No. 3200) Triang/Lionel
Box made of cardboard
1962 Mark 1 (No. 3210) Lionel
container made of gray molded plastic with clear molded plastic top
Shipping box made by UNITED CONTAINER CO.
Original price $9.95
Shipping carton of 4 Mark 1 (No. 3200)
Shipping carton of 4 Mark 1 (No. 3200) each w/cardboard sleeve # 3200-21 embossed
case box by MEAD Containers w/blue printing
with 4 No. 3200 rubber stamped in black on one side
MARK 2 ( No. 3201 & No. 3201 – 506A) ELECTRONICS LAB
1961 Mark 2 (No. 3201) Lionel
Container made of gray molded plastic with clear molded plastic top
Original price $14.95
1961 Mark 2 (No. 3201) Triang/Lionel
Container made of light gray molded plastic with clear molded plastic top
1961 Mark 2 (No. 3201) Lionel
Container made of gray molded plastic with clear molded plastic top
From the Lionel Archives
1961 Mark 2 (No. 3201) Lionel
shipping box made by UNITED CONTAINER CO. #3201-47 New sealed example
1962 Mark 2 (No. 3202-506A) Lionel
UNITED CONTAINER CO. brown corrugated box # 3202-500
1962 Mark 2 (No. 3202-506A) Lionel
UNITED CONTAINER CO. brown corrugated box # 3202-500
this box is a different box than the previous one
interesting it was being shipped from Lionel to Sears, maybe it was a special number made for Sears, no other information about this number is known
SHIPPING CARTON of 4 MARK 2 (3202)
MARK 3 ( No. 3202) ELECTRONICS LAB
1961 Mark 3 (No.3202) Lionel
Container made of gray molded plastic with clear molded plastic top
UNITED CONTAINER CO. box
1961 Mark 3 (No.3202) Triang/Lionel
SS0347
MARK 4 ( No. 3203) ELECTRONICS LAB
1961 Mark 4 (No.3203) Triang/Lionel
Container made of light gray molded plastic with clear molded plastic top
Note the white parts compartment covers and the 240 Volt transformer, black center front item
1961 Mark 4 (No.3203) Lionel
Container made of gray molded plastic with clear molded plastic top
1961 Mark 4 (No.3203) Lionel
From the Lionel Archives
Click here to see full Instruction Manual
Shipping carton of 2 Mark 2 (No.3203)
MEAD CONTAINERS box for two 3203s
on each end of the box 2-No. 3203 is rubber stamped in black
each lab has cardboard sleeve that went around each unit
CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL INSTRUCTION MANUAL
MARK (No. 3223) ELECTRONICS LAB
MARK No. 3223
with UNITED CONTAINER CO. corrugated box # 3223-40 dated ’64
with instructions 1A #3223-10, 2A #3223-15, 3A #3223-16, 4A #3223-17, 5A #3223-18
packets # 3223-30, 3223-34, 3223-38
Click here to see full images of the Instruction sheets
PLASTICS ENGINEERING LABS
Pages 18 & 19 from 1962 Advanced Accessory Catalog
Pages 8 & 9 from 1961 -1962 TRIANG / LIONEL SCIENCE PROJECT Catalog
Mark 1 & 1a (3226 & 3225) Lionel Plastics Engineering Labs
1961 Mark 1 (No. 3226) Lionel Archive
Box made of cardboard
Original price $7.95
1961 Mark 1 (No. 3226) Lionel / Triang
Box made of cardboard
SS0345
1962 Mark 1a (No. 3225)
UNITED CONTAINER CO. box, # 3225-500 on outside of end flaps
Original price $9.95
CLICK HERE TO SEE FULL INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Mark 2 (3227) Lionel Plastics Engineering Labs
1961 Mark 2 (No. 3227) Lionel Archive
Original price $14.95
1961 Mark 2 (No. 3227) Lionel
New sealed example
Original price $14.95
NEED PICTURE 1961 Mark 2 (No. 3227) Lionel / Triang
Mark 3 (3228) Lionel Plastics Engineering Labs
1961 Mark 3 (No. 3228) Lionel
Original price $19.95
1961 Mark 3 (No. 3228) Lionel / Triang
Mark 4 (3229) Lionel Plastics Engineering Labs
1961 Mark 4 (No. 3229) Lionel
NEED PICTURE 1961 Mark 4 (No. 3229) Lionel / Triang
1962 Refills (No. 3230) (No. 3231) & Packet (No. 3226-76)
1962 Refills (No. 3230) (No. 3231) & Packet (No. 3226-76)
#3231, white & gray box flap # 3231-5, contains :
one packets of Thickening Powder for Cold Set Mold Compound
one clear plastic bag of black plastic pellet’s
one clear plastic bag of red plastic pellet’s
one black rubber cow mold ( two halves )
WEATHER STATIONS
Pages 20 & 21 from 1962 Advanced Accessory Catalog
Pages 10 & 11 from 1961 -1962 TRIANG / LIONEL SCIENCE PROJECT Catalog
Mark 1 (No. 3251) Lionel’s Weather Stations
Mark 1 (No. 3251) Lionel’s Weather Stations
Original price $9.95
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
1961 Mark 1 (No. 3251) Lionel / Archive
Original price $9.95
NEED PICTURE 1961 Mark 1 (No. 3251) Lionel / Triang
Mark 1 (No. 3253) Lionel’s Weather Stations
1962 Mark 1 (No. 3253) Lionel
1962 Mark 1 (No. 3253) Lionel/Archive
1962 Mark 1 (No. 3253) Lionel
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Mark 2 (No. 3252 & No. 3254 ) Lionel’s Weather Stations
1961 Mark 2 (No. 3252) Lionel
1961 Mark 2 (No. 3252) Lionel / Triang
1962 Mark 2 (No. 3254) Lionel
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Mark 3 (No. 3255) Lionel’s Weather Stations
1962 Mark 3 (No. 3255) Lionel
UNITED CONTAINER box
CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE INSTRUCTION MANUAL
COMMUNICATIONS LAB
Pages 12 & 13 from 1962 Advanced Accessory Catalog
Mark 1 (No. 3270) Lionel’s Communications Labs
1962 Mark 1 (No. 3270)
MANN KRAFT box # 3270-38
instead of the thin plastic sealing label this is made of white paper
with white packets # 3270-41, # 3270-45, # 3270-47, # 3270-49
FROM LIONEL ARCHIVE
Original price $9
Mark 1 (No. 3270) Lionel
1963
PRODUCTION SAMPLE DATED 11-1?-62 date crossed out with 2-11-64
SS0263
UNITED CONTAINER without number or date
on one end PROD. SAMPLE 11-1?-62 date crossed out with 2-11-64 written in crayon
Mark 2 (No. 3271) Lionel’s Communications Labs
1962 Mark 2 (No. 3271)
UNITED CONTAINER box #3271-18 dated ’62
Original price $19.95
Mark 3 (No. 3272) Lionel’s Communications Labs
1962 Mark 3 (No. 3272)
UNITED CONTAINER box,
Original price $29.95
this one and the next one were constructed to sit on the table differently, one upright and one flat with all printing facing the right direction
1963 Mark 3 (No. 3272) Lionel / Archives
UNITED CONTAINER box
Original price $29.95
this one and the previous one were constructed to sit on the table differently, one upright and one flat with all printing facing the right direction
Mark 4 (No. 3273) Lionel’s Communications Labs
Mark 4 (No. 3273) Lionel
1963
PRODUCTION SAMPLE DATED 11/21/62
SS0123
Click here to see full Instruction Manual
note “PROD. SAMPLE 11-21-62”
OPTICS LABS
Pages 10 & 11 from 1962 Advanced Accessory Catalog
1963 Mark 1 (No. 3290), Lionel Optics Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 1 (No. 3290), Prototype not produced.
UNITED CONTAINER CO box
FROM THE LIONEL ARCHIVE
1963 Mark 2 (No. 3291), Lionel Optics Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 2 (No. 3291), Prototype not produced
UNITED CONTAINER CO box
FROM THE LIONEL ARCHIVE
ASTRONOMY LABS
Pages 14 & 15 from 1962 Advanced Accessory Catalog
1963 Mark 1 (No. 3310), Lionel Astronomy Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 1 (No. 3310), Prototype not produced
FROM THE LIONEL ARCHIVE
has sticker “THIS IS A MOCK-UP NOT A PRODUCTION LINE ITEM”
UNITED CONTAINER CO box
1963 Mark 2 (No. 3311), Lionel Astronomy Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 2 (No. 3311), Prototype not produced
UNITED CONTAINER CO box
FROM THE LIONEL ARCHIVES
1963 Mark 3 (No. 3312), Lionel Astronomy Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 3 (No. 3312), Prototype not produced
UNITED CONTAINER CO box
FROM THE LIONEL ARCHIVES
1963 Mark 4 (No. 3313), Lionel Astronomy Lab, Prototype
1963 Mark 4 (No. 3313), Prototype not produced
UNITED CONTAINER CO box
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