Well this is an interesting combination of information.
C W Burfle posted:Found some notes. Your shell is part number 8304T-7.
Thanks Mr. Burtle. What does that part number tell us about date and place of manufacture ? I took the shell off the tender and can't find that number in it. The only identifying number is 2671W-6, which is in that small rectangle on the lower right corner of the rear end.
BTW, I maintain a state of deliberate ignorance about 1970 and later - 1945 to 1949 is enough to get my mind around. At times I accidenatally acquire a piece from that era that I want to turn into money.
Someone asked about a whistle. No whistle and not a scratch in the paint around the whistle mounting holes that might indicate there had been one.