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 Posted - September 23 2014 : 10:38:08 AM
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Hello Group,
I was just checking some past posts and I noticed Carl has not posted since some time back in 2010. He had a lot of very nice vintage models and a lot of interesting offerings. I was hoping to contact him to see if maybe he can help me identify a mystery piece I have, but even his email address was returned non-deliverable.
Does anyone have any information as to what may have happened to him? I know he was from New Cumberland PA and that is all I know.
Sincerely,
Sean
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Posted - September 23 2014 : 12:55:18 PM
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I reached out to him, what, it must have been 18 months ago...(?) back when I was still around more, and when I'd noticed he hadn't been. Sent him a couple PMs since I had no other way to reach him. I might have asked a couple other members privately as well. I didn't have anything specific to ask him per se, but I always enjoyed and was missing his posts.
I've not heard back.
I do hope he's OK... or at least knows (knew) he was appreciated. For someone who seemed to have and/or know everything, he always bore a quiet gentle wisdom and approach to his posts that struck me as the gift of an older generation. So I hope he's still kicking... but wouldn't be surprised if he wasn't. What a loss that would be. We've had other members go quietly and suddenly, get caught up in things and the like, but usually not for so long.
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Posted - September 23 2014 : 1:08:55 PM
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yeah I was curious myself what happened to him myself  
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Posted - September 23 2014 : 1:56:16 PM
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Thanks Tony.
Hey, did you get my last email reply to you?? I replied to your request for parts, but never heard back.
I had someone buy from me last year in New Cumberland PA, where Carl lived, so I put out a message to him as well to see if he knew of Carl.
The reason for my search was I was hoping he could help me identify a mystery brass locomotive I recently purchased. It is a cast brass GG1, bu it does not have any of the typical casting marks of either the Schrader (a brass GG1 Carle shared on a past LOTW post) or a George Stock (a brass GG1 I own already). Being brass or bronze, it also eliminates almost all of the other manufacturers of cast GG1s that I can thik of... Penn Line, FAMOCO & GHC.. If anyone in this forum seemed to have a chance at knowing, it would have been either Carl or the late George Bennett who both possessed a vast knowledge of the vintage HO stuff.
I figured I would post it as a mystery identification topic, but I wanted to try and do some investigation on my own.
I have one other person I may call to see if he can help me out, but he has been very ill himself and may not be able.
Sean
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Edited by - Mustangs_n_Trains on September 23 2014 4:22:23 PM
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Posted - September 23 2014 : 4:24:08 PM
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Hi Sean, I got your reply and thank you. Unfortunately between everything else, I haven't even dug the stuff out again to confirm the needs and questions, yet. I know you're busy so I figured I wouldn't spam you a reply just to say "stand by for the "real" one in the future..." 
The screws on the roof have to be a clue. How is the drive mounted and what type is it? I google-imaged "Shorty / vintage GG1" and got a few oddballs but nothing exact. Hooray for a rare slow day in the office...
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Posted - September 23 2014 : 5:56:27 PM
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My guess is George Stock. There are two versions of the Stock GG1, Pre-War and Post War. Stock GG1s have screws in the roof. I don't know of anyone else who made cast GG1s other than the ones you mention.
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