We received our letter opener from Jim Barrett when wife and I went on a Weaver factory tour back in 2004.
That's funny! Didn't notice the pine needles until I looked at the picture on my much larger computer screen. Yes, I put the letter opener on the carpet near the Christmas tree as the LED lights on the tree provided even lighting when I took the picture with my iPad. The sweeper has been run a few times while decorating the tree but it still sheds needles when you look at it.
Here are pictures of the two OGR Weaver factory cars in the accumulation. We picked up the 2004 car at the factory during the tour. Purchased the 2003 car at a train show sometime later.