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Can anybody help identify this old car?

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Can anybody help identify this old car?
Posted by Downsizing09 on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 5:33 PM

Hi folks,

I'm new to this forum, so I hope this isn't an improper post. 

Briefly, I'm trying to catalog my father's old O-gauge stuff, and I've encountered a few items I can't positively identify from research sources I'm aware of.  Here is a hotlink to a photo of one such mystery item. 

I'm pretty sure it's a pre war log car, and from the trucks and couplers I'm thinking maybe American Flyer, but that's as far as I can go.  My dad's other stuff is mostly Ives, with a bit of Dorfan to keep it interesting.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

Dub
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Posted by Dub on Tuesday, December 22, 2009 10:43 PM

The design on the trucks is not very clear in the picture. That is probably the best clue. Exposed axle ends were in the 20's. The top supports look like a search light holder but they are too square.

Bob
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Posted by ivesboy on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:07 AM

 

 

    Pretty sure thats prewar flyer. An early lumbercar from the 20's.

If you are looking for a rare train, ask i might surprise you with an asking price!!! A guy asked if i liked fast track, and i replied i used t-rail. He said eww that old stuff you bolt together???? Ignorance must be bliss!

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