Union Pacific train set
Model Train Set
ca. 1930 (manufactured)
ca. 1930 (manufactured)
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Engine, clockwork of brown and yellow pressed mild steel.
Union Pacific Coach Buffet Car and 3 Union Pacific Coaches.
The coupling for the coaches is by a copper pin at on end of each coach. The coaches are designed to slot together and the pin placed through a series of holes.
Two signals, one for caution, one for stop and go.
The box is of cardboard printed with the title in red and blue. The are pieces of track.
Union Pacific Coach Buffet Car and 3 Union Pacific Coaches.
The coupling for the coaches is by a copper pin at on end of each coach. The coaches are designed to slot together and the pin placed through a series of holes.
Two signals, one for caution, one for stop and go.
The box is of cardboard printed with the title in red and blue. The are pieces of track.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | Union Pacific train set (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Union Pacific Stream Line Machanical Train comprising a locomotive engine, a buffet car, 3 coaches and 2 signals, USA, Louis Marx & Co., c1930s |
| Physical description | Engine, clockwork of brown and yellow pressed mild steel. Union Pacific Coach Buffet Car and 3 Union Pacific Coaches. The coupling for the coaches is by a copper pin at on end of each coach. The coaches are designed to slot together and the pin placed through a series of holes. Two signals, one for caution, one for stop and go. The box is of cardboard printed with the title in red and blue. The are pieces of track. |
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| Copy number | M-10000 |
| Object history | Tomorrows Train Today Patent applied for No.1039 Purchased from Sotheby's (with MISC.14-1978) [77/1309] |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.15-1978 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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