David from Dearborn posted:Here are 3 my Hafner and Wyandotte engines. They are late production from the late 1940's to 1956 when Wyandotte went out of business. They are the streamlined engines, a Hafner 2000, a Hafner/Wyandotte and a Wyandotte. ...
many of these streamline models through the Wyandotte production were also available with a battery operated headlight...
a "C" cell mounted in the nose provided the power with a pilot mounted on/off switch. with a deep, unthreaded socket, i've never been able to definitely identify the original bulb type, but with the extended hood (WW II "blackout" influence?) it could not have had a large globe. operational tip... even if you don't have a bulb in place, the locomotive tracks a bit better with the battery weight. i don't have any of mine out to check, but i believe some of the non-headlight models had a weight attached up front.
cheers...gary
