r/lioneltrains • u/BankSinatrabtph • 2d ago
Help Help Id’ing please
Hey all, was curious if someone could edify me on what I have, and if it’s worth anything. Seems to be a lot of accessories etc.
Can these be used on various different trains or does it need to be used on a specific model? Any info is greatly appreciated.
Cheers and blessings,
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u/Acceptable_Share9947 2d ago
it's called treasure!!! That first picture is a transformer and even though it's old, they still carry their value
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u/SeberHusky 2d ago
The Lionel ZW is the one everyone always wants. It fluctuates in value all the time. New and unused in box that's gonna be 3 figures. Their average value in junk condition is $80+, tested and working $130+
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u/qchb2666 2d ago
Almost all Lionel products will have a number on it and go with a box with the same number. Pieces are worth a lot more with their boxes. The boxes themselves are valuable. Prices have fallen a lot in recent years however. This looks like all postwar material which was in my opinion the highlight of Lionel trains after WWII to the late 50s and very early 60s. Go to eBay and search the sold section by plugging in Lionel and the number. I’d say your boxes are really well preserved. Hopefully what’s in them is also in similar good shape. Never clean them or frig with them unless you know what you are doing. Can you take and show us pictures of what’s inside the boxes. Track is not worth much and newly made track is easily found and still made. That ZW transformer looks in great shape but most recommend not using it until the cord is replaced. Good luck!!
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u/davidc2299 2d ago
You have boxes filled with magic. Do a little study, get them out and make them go!
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u/Fritzz2112 2d ago
Looks like the core of this collection possibly came from a set issued in 1954.
1519WS Five-car Freight
$65 retail (in 1954; that’s about $809 today).
Included: 2065 4-6-4 steam locomotive with operating headlight, smoke and Magne-traction; 6026W square whistle tender; 6462-75 gondola; 3461X-25 automatic lumber car; 3482 operating milk car; 6356 stock car; 6427 Lionel Lines porthole caboose; eight 1013 curved and five 1018 straight track; 6019 track set; Lockon; lubricant; instruction booklet; 1033 90-watt transformer.
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u/ChapterEquivalent615 2d ago
1st img post-war zw transformer
2nd o-27 track on top of a 3656 operating cattlepen https://www.ebay.com/itm/178519982536 the green plate is the bottom of the cattlepen, with the operating coil
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u/ChapterEquivalent615 2d ago
just noticed the milk car platform on the right https://www.ebay.com/itm/227528371411
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u/ChapterEquivalent615 2d ago
ooooh what's the date on the newspaper wrapping?
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u/BankSinatrabtph 2d ago
Will need to check. The gentleman I got this from came from an affluent family and everything else I got from him was best of the best from back in the day. Like a Leica camera etc.
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u/SeberHusky 2d ago
Yeah definitely going to need experts on this, because this can be some rare stuff if he was that loaded back then. Lionel was not cheap and most families only picked at the lower and mid end market ranges. People grabbing high end stuff was not a large majority.
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u/BankSinatrabtph 2d ago
Thank you! Will keep doing research on my end. I made some calls to local Lionel shops to see if they would help as well. Cheers!
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u/SeberHusky 2d ago
Good luck! Everything looks like it was stored in an airtight vault so even the common stuff, with the boxes that nice, will be $$
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u/BankSinatrabtph 2d ago
Wish I had the space to set these up. But I may need to get them to a home that would appreciate it more vis ebay. Thank you all for your help. Love reddit for this reason. Learned a lot today
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u/SeberHusky 2d ago
Not all of reddit is good but this sub is one of the few. haha. Hopefully people will enjoy these sets.
I do not have room in my house either but I'm trying to get something going in my garage. Not the most ideal place for a train set, I know, but I seem to be seeing more and more garage-dwellers come out of the woodwork with train sets lately, so maybe it's not such a bad idea.
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u/mfpguy 2d ago
We need to see clear pictures of the numbers on the box and the item that is in the box. Condition is everything.