Greg J. Turinetti posted:Dieseler posted:Early Lionel 248 . What attracts me to prewar are the bright colors that were used and the simplicity of these toys.
Dieseler,
Ives (American Flyer and Lionel) used the Lionel 248 body and turned it into the Ives 3260 from 1928 through 1930 in a number of sets.
I agree with you; no matter who the manufacturer is, the bright colors of tinplate are truly fun and appealing.
Have a Great Tinplate Weekend
Northwoods Flyer
Greg
Greg i seen those in a prewar book and also 2 of them on the bay .
One in peacock same frame ives frame no stamp handrails as one you pictured but its cracked and one of the cowcatchers broke off and gone has the ives pickup intact.
The other one has the ives body no stamp handrails flanking doors or holes for them same peacock color as above description but has the lionel 248 frame and Lionel pickup.
The one in my Lionel prewar book shows the Ives frame .
As a note i will not be bidding on them because of the flaws above too bad the one first mentioned has a bad frame otherwise i may have as i like the peacock color .
