Post by: Terry on August 24, 2020, 02:41:16 AM
I don't have a picture of the interior stamp of the 254, but here's three 800 series cars marked for export:
I bought those at a TCA convention in the late 1980s, and sold them with the rest of the trains made after 1925.
I know there are small 1930s era 4 wheel cars with the same stamp, and also passenger cars in the 610 and 607 series. I think I saw a red top Flying Yankee with the cars but not the engine marked with similar stamps.
This is an unexplored area of Lionel Collecting.
Post by: starfire700 on August 24, 2020, 05:44:28 AM
Post by: starfire700 on August 24, 2020, 05:47:40 AM
I recall selling an export set to Paul W. years ago at the Holidome show in York. I think it was an electric passenger set.
Paul, if you are listening can you confirm?
I also remember having a 262 freight set with export marks, but no longer have it.
Post by: Terry on August 24, 2020, 02:06:50 PM
That might be about the customs people rejecting items as unmarked if they have to look for the marks?
Maybe it was Lionel employees just marking everything because it was faster than looking to see if it was already marked?
Neat stuff.
A short side note here. . .
I can see in the stats that people other than Jim, Mike and me are reading the forum. I know for some of you it's not because you don't have trains to share. If you're having problems with pictures, here's instructions for Windows10 users. (https://www.train99.com/forum/index.php?topic=26.0)
Some of you might not have trains like these, but you surely have other trains. You can start a thread about your most beat up train, and explain why you kept it rather than upgrading. That might be an interesting thread. Or something else.
You're welcome to watch without posting, but if you try posting you might find you get more out of the forum.
Terry
Post by: starfire700 on August 25, 2020, 04:43:42 AM
Post by: early0electric on August 26, 2020, 03:01:23 PM