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Prewar Lionel Lockons c.1920s?

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Posted by pennytrains on Thursday, June 24, 2021 6:40 PM

I have several, all packed away for moving at the moment of course...Sad or I'd take a picture for you!  Wink

But what you're probably looking for is an "STC".  Here's a listing on Ebay to show you what they look like: https://www.ebay.com/itm/265152410671?hash=item3dbc50b42f:g:2-wAAOSwlc5gldtU

You can usually pick them up cheap at train shows.  ("Cheap" like a dollar or less per.)  I have several and use them with insulated track sections to activate lineside accessories.

Big Smile  Same me, different spelling!  Big Smile

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Prewar Lionel Lockons c.1920s?
Posted by Stevengl on Wednesday, June 23, 2021 6:48 PM

What kind of lockons did Lionel make for standard gauge track back in the 1920s? Did they even use a lockon or was it some form of another mechanism that connected the transformer power to the track? The only thing I can find for prewar lockons are the UTC universal ones, but what were the predecessors to that? Whatever it is, I'd like to purchase one... if any exist!

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