Anyone ever see an Ives PowerHouse for sale ?
Not the kind of item you come across in the South
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Anyone ever see an Ives PowerHouse for sale ?
Not the kind of item you come across in the South
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MTH made one. Originals would be Lionel with Ives badge. They are rare anywhere.
F&G RY posted:MTH made one. Originals would be Lionel with Ives badges. They are rare anywhere.
Not necessarily. Ives made their own back in early years.
A cutie!
Ives 1122 thats the one I am looking for. Ever see one for sale?
The original Ives 201 power house (not the re-badged Lionel 435/436) has not been reproduced.
And sure, they come up for sale. I got my 1912 version on a table in the blue hall at York a few years back. In good shape they are a scarce, high-ticket item, so it's not surprising I have seen more of them in sales by the auction houses like Stout or Maurer. The chimney is in several parts, including the cast iron top, some or all of which are often missing. Mine has its wood base with the coil transformer mounted on it inside.
david
Southern Crescent 2 posted:Ives 1122 thats the one I am looking for. Ever see one for sale?
Like Hojack,
I had to go east to find mine. York is a great place to look for one. They typically sell fast and are usually priced pretty strong.
Has anyone ever found pictures or digital files that could be printed on card-stock? I have always wanted one, but card-stock is more doable with my budget nowadays.
I need a chimney and roof parts for a Ives power house. If anyone had a lead, let me know. Greatly appreciated!
One just sold at Stout for $1050. I saved the pictures and plan to photoshop them so I can print one on Photo Paper to simulate the litho. I haven’t decided whether the station will be wood, tin or card stock. The chimney will probably be wood.
George
Creativity can sometimes triumph over scarcity!
Time for an update...as I have have no talent in making things. Through members of the Ives Train Society, I found a fellow who was able to fabricate a new chimney and roof assembly in tin.
His paint work on both is so well done it’s hard to differentiate from lithography.
it wasn’t cheap, but well worth it to be able to put this unique Ives piece back together after so many years.
Bill Clay posted:Time for an update...as I have have no talent in making things. Through members of the Ives Train Society, I found a fellow who was able to fabricate a new chimney and roof assembly in tin.
His paint work on both is so well done it’s hard to differentiate from lithography.
it wasn’t cheap, but well worth it to be able to put this unique Ives piece back together after so many years.
That's wonderful Bill! Congrats!
George
VERY NICE! Again, creativity can make the difference! ☺
Saw that another Ives powerhouse sold yesterday for $1200. Plus a 25 percent buyers fee! This was from Bertoia’s in Vineland NJ. Looked to be a 200 as I didn’t see any terminals on it. Just made for batteries. Also it had a replacement smoke stack and it had the vertical shingle pattern on its roof. Hope it found a good home.
Bill or someone who has one, could you measure the dimensions of yours and post here? I don't know what size to print this. I can't find anything on the Ives Train Society site or in Greenberg or in any auction.
Thank you!
George
Hi George, Here’s the measurements of my Ives 201 powerhouse...
lenght 9 1/4”, x 6 1/2” wide, x 6 1/2” tall. Distance from bottom too peak of roof is 9”. Roof angle is 45 degrees. Smoke stack is 9 3/4” tall. It sits on a base which measures 2 1/2” long, 1 1/2” deep, by 3 1/2” tall.
Hope this helps, any other info needed, let me know.
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