Before electricity accessories operated on???

[pbjwilson]

Kerosene? Take a look at this listing. Would'nt want to knock this over on the living room carpet.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Large-Bing-Double-Semaphore-Kerosene-Lamps-German_W0QQitemZ6038040528QQcategoryZ485QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Anonymous]

And I thought that my Marx lift bridge with manual crank was dangerous!

[Anonymous]

Clockwork or kid power.

[cnw1995]

I've always wanted to find a #96 coal elevator - the one that had a handcrank instead of the motor. Lotsa Marx was hand-operated too - like my crane.

[rlbarnard]

Hi,
Well I had an accessory, along with my train, that operated on 25 cycle electricity. The accessory was a "No 76 Warning Bell and Shack" and the transformer was a "Multivolt Type H" transformer. The transformer was rated at 75 watts, 110 to 120 volts, 25 to 40 cycles. I still use this transformer at 60 cycles to power a few accessories, although I have run my 1941 Lionel 229 loco with it.

Western NY was on 25 cycle electricity until after WW II when it was switched to 60 cycles.

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