A little history with Lionel Jr. was that Lionel along with AF acquired Ives around 1929. Lionel continued to manufacture some of the Ives small steam engines, such as the 1661/1681/1688 that used the small motor. In 1931-32 Lionel created "027" track, which came from Ives, that was used on their inexpensive sets. These first series of locos, had a nameplate marked "Winner Lines". In 1933 Lionel again changed the nameplate, which read "Lionel-Ives". The following year in 1934, it changed again to "Lionel Jr.", which distinguished the inexpensive trains, from the rest of their line of "0" locos. The Lionel Jr. was used from 1934 until 1936, and then changed to "Lionel 027" nameplates in 1937. This was due to the fact that they were issued with "027" track, which was the inexpensive sets. All of the small steam engines considered Lionel Jr., had 8 spoke wheels, not the normal counterweighted 12 spoke wheels.
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