LIONEL TRAINS CODE TRANSMITTER BEACON SET No. 299

It has a Morse code transmitter button that when pressed blinks the light on top of the tower. I'm missing the button to my childhood set.

It was a light tower with a searchlight car top on it. It came with a telegraph key with a buzzer built into it. The tower used a blinking bulb installed in it. You could send Morse code with it...for a short while. When the bulb heated and you were trying to send a code,it would start to blink on and off,and messing the code up you were trying to send!

The 299 does not print anything. The tower comes with a telegraph key with a decal with the morse code printed on it. The light will blink by itself if not connected to the key. The tower should be connected to a variable power source so that the bulb does not get overheated and burn out.

I don't have one but this is the information that  I could find out by searching on the Internet. The price varies with the condition but somewhere around $100 to $125 is what I can find in one of the price guides.

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Thanks guys, I saw a picture of this in an old magazine and thought it was different and a nice piece of communication history. I couldn't  find one online to get an idea for pricing and what it did, hopefully I will see one in person with my son to see if he'd like it.  I appreciate your info as I will now have an idea what its worth and know what it does.

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