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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2020 16:01:35 GMT
The billboards had the word "standard" printed on them from 1950-1956. I also found the 310 set came out in 1950. I'm guessing this set was added after the fact.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2020 16:03:56 GMT
I'm dead in the water too.
Gary.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Feb 26, 2020 16:45:47 GMT
The billboards had the word "standard" printed on them from 1950-1956. I also found the 310 set came out in 1950. I'm guessing this set was added after the fact. That narrows it done a little. Good work. There are still many unanswered questions but we're making good progress. I'm still interested to know if and how the images were changed from one year to the next. In the "Favorite Billboard" thread o-gaugeforum.com/thread/1171/favorite-1949-billboards RJ3rail said: "I went with the obvious choice .... the only one that mentions Lionel. It would be great to have a set of the uncataloged billboards. They advertised magne-traction,smoke and ?" What information does anyone have about uncataloged billboards? When did that happen? Emile
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Post by bfi66 on Feb 26, 2020 20:09:22 GMT
This is all I got.....seems the 310 billboard set started production in 1949.
Production: 1949 - 1968 It seems they were produced in 1949 but not catalogued till 1950.
History The 310 Billboard Set consisted of two components; a set of five green frames and a set of billboards. Like many postwar items with paper components, the billboards are very collectable -- and in most cases -- the expensive component of this accessory.
The green frames were produced in both light and dark green, with the darker version being more common. Original billboards were sold as a set of 10 attached billboards and gradually decreased to only 5 billboards in the 1960's. Not only are attached billboards collectable, but specific advertisers are more desirable than others.
-Pete
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2020 20:25:45 GMT
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Post by bfi66 on Feb 26, 2020 20:48:46 GMT
One more little tidbit gleaned from A Classic Toy Train article. Seems like the first 310 billboards were only available through mail order! -Pete
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Feb 27, 2020 2:00:37 GMT
One more little tidbit gleaned from A Classic Toy Train article. Seems like the first 310 billboards were only available through mail order! -Pete That's a good clue for our circumstances. Nice find.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Feb 27, 2020 2:33:26 GMT
Going through the box I noticed something I overlooked before. The Wrecking Car was wrapped in Newspaper. The Sunday Bulletin dated January 11, 1959. Does the Newspaper provide any possible clues?
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Post by bfi66 on Feb 27, 2020 3:30:23 GMT
Sorry, Emile, paper has no apparent clues that I can see...
-Pete
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Feb 27, 2020 13:42:16 GMT
Sorry, Emile, paper has no apparent clues that I can see... -Pete My take on this is the possibility that this was wrapped up after Christmas 1958. The newspaper is dated January 11, 1959. This is possibly the last time the train was set up. I'm going to see if anyone knows whether this was ever part of a permanent layout or if is was brought out each year at Christmas. The very light or complete absence of wear on the decals makes me think it was an annual layout. The fact that it is wrapped in a Philadelphia newspaper is also curious as I thought Mr. D was a Maryland resident in 1959. I'll check on that as well. Emile
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Post by Deleted on Feb 27, 2020 16:51:29 GMT
Pete, you must be using a STEAM SHOVEL to dig up this great info!!
Awesome,
Gary.
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Post by bfi66 on Feb 28, 2020 14:10:46 GMT
Pete, you must be using a STEAM SHOVEL to dig up this great info!! Awesome, Gary. Lol......too much time on my hands, Gary!
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Mar 1, 2020 2:09:14 GMT
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Post by bfi66 on Mar 1, 2020 3:29:47 GMT
Ok, the first clue That I can discern is that the pages are from the 1950 Lionel catalog or later as evidenced from the 1950 copyright on page 3 of the catalog..... -Pete
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Post by bfi66 on Mar 1, 2020 3:38:05 GMT
It is definitely from the Lionel 1950 catalog as evidenced from this Worthpoint auction I found. It features the third photo from the torn catalog pages you posted above. Hope this helps. -Pete
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