My 27 year old nephew called yesterday, known since he was a youngster, who has played with my Lionel Postwar, - from a Saver's Thrift Store in Draper Utah asking for an advice on a train purchase in a "collectibles" glass cabinet. He said it was "Flyer, big heavy metal, chrome like and looked art deco from the 1930's" he thought. I advised him to buy it and not hesitate. Never owned a train in his life and has 2 little ones..
I had back surgery last Monday(22) so I am hurting and not in the best of moods. Can't work on some Lionel Postwar projects at my bench because a stiff brace I am wearing makes it hard to sit. I really needed a boost and was patient with his questions.
He was so excited for me to see it so he came up today. Unbelievable what he had in a large tupperware tub. Put a big smile on both of our faces.Never seen anything this "unmolested" and original since being in the hobby 42 years. .All the parts and pieces in zip lock bags. Brand new Flyer 3 rail curved and straight track neatly taped together. All the factory paperwork, all the instructions for operation, perfect condition transformer with twisted speckled wire. The pictures tell the story of a 1934 Burlington 9900 O guage 3 car set with polished top cast aluminum bodies well taken care of. Manual reverse unit. Wanted to share the pictures with everybody to enjoy!
He left it with me to look over and fix. Started with the motor armature cleaning, etc. - need help on the 2 little flat topped pieces in the bowl- where do they go? Everything else makes sense and should button up well.
What a great hobby. What an amazing piece of history. Someone cared enough to take care of it for future generations to enjoy. Wowie!
