George S posted:I have a fair amount of prewar trains and accessories that have some historical significance and value. I believe I have an obligation to see that those don't end up in the dump.
George
Point well taken, George.
That consideration is quite apart from financial ones. Some historically significant pieces really aren't money-makers, anyway. But some folks have no sense of perspective or historical significance. Other than production prototypes, there's just not a great number of significant artifacts in the Modern Era. Yet. Give it a century or so ;-)
The same consideration applies to questions of restoration, as I have said elsewhere.