I recently purchased a 1955 Lionel freight set and noticed that the freight cars are mounted to the frame by a 3-prong staple, (or whatever you call it). Can anyone shed any light on this method of attaching the trucks to the frame? When did Lionel begin using this technique, how long did it last, can the staples be purchased separately, what type of equipment received this mounting technique? Thank you for any posts.
Steve
The part number for that clip is 6257-10:
Rob
Its my impression that some of the large format price books go into detail on how the trucks were attached. There were several different length clips used, depending on the material they had to pass though. Its not unusual to find rolling stock with one of the three tabs broken off. The clips can be reused if they are carefully removed by squeezing them just below the projections from the sides of the body.
1002-6 is another part number. Train tender gives the length as .145 According to train tender, 1002-6 are black, 6257-10 are green. He does not give the length on the 6257-10. But judging by the part numbers, I would guess that 1002-6 is for a plastic body (frame) and 6257-10 is for a sheet metal frame.
There are actually 3; also a silver colored one (600-15, .100")
6257-10 (green) is .085
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