@ajzend posted:Hi,
I have an AF 933 box car box that has, what I believe to be , a W after the 933, and before the word “box”. I do not have the car. Is there something unusual or odd about the letter W on the box?
Thanks
Alan
Interesting find.
Having the original contents would be helpful in knowing whether the 933 packed in the box was early or late. However, red B&O 633's are correctly and usually found in a box stamped 633-R on its end flap and the B&O Tuscan-painted 633's correct box is stamped 633T. Richabr's observation about the 633-F aside, a likely explanation is that W stands for 'white'. Because all known 933's have white sides and a Tuscan-painted roof and ends, the distinction at the outset was soon dropped. It helps to remember that Gilbert was making the trains as toys, rapidly packing them, and whisking them out to dealers.
Bob
