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Hand Painted Brass No. 1 Gauge Tower with Knife Switches
Hand Painted Brass No. 1 Gauge Tower with Knife Switches
Hand Painted Brass No. 1 Gauge Tower with Knife Switches
Hand Painted Brass No. 1 Gauge Tower with Knife Switches
Hand Painted Brass No. 1 Gauge Tower with Knife Switches
Hand Painted Brass No. 1 Gauge Tower with Knife Switches

Hand Painted Brass No. 1 Gauge Tower with Knife Switches

$ 145.19

Availability: 56 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: VG+ to Excellent condition.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
  • Vintage (Y/N): Yes
  • Brand: Unknown
  • Material: Brass
  • Grading: C-7 Excellent
  • Year: 1920s
  • Gauge: No. 1
  • Building Type: Switch Tower
  • MPN: Does Not Apply
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • State of Assembly: Ready to Go/Pre-built
  • Scale: No. 1 Gauge
  • Color: Hand Painted
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    Here's a one-of-a-kind addition to any serious tinplate collection. This Switch Tower with functional knife switches stands 13-1/2-inches tall. Its sheet brass base measures about 9-1/2-inches by 10-1/2-inches. Features two opening doors, removable roof, thick window pane glass for windows and a number of knife switches for on/off control of various lights, signals and accessories. The brick sides and roof tiles are not lithographed: They are hand painted. So is the stone design on base.
    Roof and base are brass, as is the green trim. Walls are sheet metal. This accessory might have been produced by a skilled hobbiest or very small toy train manufacturer, which I'm guessing would have been located in Pre-War Germany. The piece dates to the teens or 1920s. I have not tested the wiring. A very unique addition to any collection.
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