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 Posted - May 18 2015 : 4:01:33 PM
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Can anyone give a little history on this American Flyer wind up?
Date of manufacture, did it mimic a prototype, etc? This piece
went twice around the O layout at the El Paso Model Train Club
on a full wind. Piece owned by Henry Vasquez, whom we refer
to as "Tin Plate Henry." 
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Posted - May 18 2015 : 4:57:12 PM
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Wow, that's definitely unique. I would say 1920's right off the bat for this thing.
-Steve
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Posted - May 18 2015 : 7:13:31 PM
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| M2, Champion, circa 1914. Probably a 120 tender, altho photos really make it hard to determine exactly.
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Posted - May 18 2015 : 10:12:11 PM
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quote:M2, Champion, circa 1914. Probably a 120 tender, altho photos really make it hard to determine exactly.
Originally posted by ScaleCraft - May 18 2015 : 7:13:31 PM
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I got the date half right. 
-Steve
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Posted - May 18 2015 : 10:34:04 PM
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| They used the same loco casting for a long time...but the red stripe under the cab windows sort of dates it.
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Posted - May 20 2015 : 11:22:54 AM
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Thanks for that, so it predates the 1920's. I'll
pass that forward to Henry.
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