@Don McErlean posted:Steve from PA : Here is my 1115. It appears to be like the one just below NWL's in the picture in his response. No journal boxes, no brake wheel, lithographed ladder and black frame. 8 wheel car was made from 1919-1929. The cars with the lithographed ladder and no brake wheel or journals were the earlier cars.
Don,
Actually, the lithographed cars with the brass ladders, journals, and brakewheels are from 1930 and after, the gray 8-wheel trucks are the key, as they were not produced until 1930. I believe the 1930 catalog indicates "brightly colored cars with brass trim" and the 1931 catalog states "enameled" for a description, as the artwork did not change.
The 4 wheel lithographed freight cars were sold at least through 1935/1936 in various low priced/uncataloged sets, as at least a couple of the cars in my post date to the mid-1930s. Some of the late 4 wheel cars come with the brass trim and some come without the brass trim.
NWL
