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 Posted - March 19 2011 : 8:28:28 PM
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Was gonna show this next LOTW But meh need to identify it 
Do not know who made this brass boxcab loco But it was $10 at a local toy show today
underside
full side view
motor works but just doesn't quite make contact with rails 
needs the screws & couplers as well
Were the couplers just screwed onto body or was there a cover to go on the couplers?
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Posted - March 19 2011 : 8:50:08 PM
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| Whatever it is, it's awesome for 10 bucks.
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Posted - March 19 2011 : 11:30:09 PM
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| Looks like you might have an old Ken Kidder import from the late 50s/early 60s...quite a find for $10.
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Posted - March 19 2011 : 11:32:20 PM
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should I take a pic of the guts? Should have someone detail it & put on a road name 
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 12:54:02 AM
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The worm drive is what leads me to believe it's a Kidder import. If you pull the shell, the motor should have two large, glaring motor brush screws near the top side of the motor.
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 09:17:08 AM
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hi ben had i been able to get there before you,you would not be posting this lovely item,really jealous ken
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 09:22:56 AM
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| Romcat already wants it But since it's possibly a rare loco I may just keep it
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 09:25:23 AM
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Careful with the meaning of "rare" that term gets used pretty loosley amongst model train people... :P My interest is solely because it's a non-MDC Box Cab. of which I have a couple.
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 09:30:00 AM
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| I did say POSSIBLY Didn't say it was
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 09:41:19 AM
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Hey Buss :
I can only compare it to mine and yours is different. I have a early one made in Japan. Mine is a Aristo-Craft model. Our models are of the first demonstrator loco made. It went to the CNJ. All others had a door in front and back as well as sides. Our drives are simalar but not the same. Our doors are different. You rivet detail is finer. Your is a later model by the same manufacture in Japan. Proably Sakara. That is a guess.
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 10:27:28 AM
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neato toptrain How do the couplers connect?
Anyway here are the guts
The lights light up in each direction the loco travels 
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 11:08:26 AM
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Hey Buss ! I put standard coupler pockets on mine. It works for me.
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 1:30:37 PM
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| Looking at that motor, it would be hard for me not to believe it's a Ken Kidder from the early 1960s. Nice find, I won't say rare for the same reasons pointed out before...how about "Fairly Uncommon"
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 1:39:05 PM
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uncommon? ok I like that & "rare" is used TOO much on stuff that really isn't rare Especially on Ebay!
What's odd is I gotta TILT it to have the motor run! Is there a ground/connection problem or what?
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Posted - March 20 2011 : 1:45:35 PM
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| With that old spinner...I'm surprised it runs at all. They just weren't the best thing going at the time. Clean her up and see what happens.
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