PapaEastman, Tinplate Art, WindupGuy, JimO'C, Any other Hafner fans : I know this thread is some 3 years old but I am hoping that some of you may still get notified of a contact. I recently acquired a Hafner freight set and I am interested in dating it. It is the exact set as pictured in the lower portion of the TCA Western Division descriptive sheet titled "Hafner Trains". It is under a passenger set that this sheet lists as "circa 1941" and the cars/ loco look to be very similar construction although of different lithography and color. I was hoping that one of you might be able to date this set at least approximately. None of my guide books or references have much on Hafner trains. I tried the Binns Road web site but it was very sparse, showed a picture of a red/chrome 1010 but no information on it and did not show any of the wagons.
Anyway, I looked at the pictures on this thread that Steve posted way back in 2012 and I can see an engine and tender like mine but pared with a passenger set. Then on a much higher shelf I can see the freight wagons. Here is the set.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.
Don
