RAIL CRAFT LEHIGH VALLEY 31 FT. 55 TON 2 BAY RIB SIDE HOPPER CAR

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Up for auction is a RAIL CRAFT LEHIGH VALLEY 31 ft. 55 ton 2 bay USRA rebuilt rib side hopper car. I am saying it is a Rail Craft hopper but I am just guessing and have found my guesses are usually incorrect. I know someone will either correct or verify my guess. But here is what I do know about this car. It is in overall very good condition with the exception of a stirrup step that is falling off that I have shown in the second photo. Like another hopper we sold some months ago, this hopper was very nicely assembled in October of 1949 by John Derr, a well know O scale modeler here in the Philly area. Additionally, this car was painted and hand lettered by another O scale great of the era, George Stock. (I know his lettering style well. I have 7 HO hoppers he hand lettered.) Finally, a little hunk of paper stuck to the bottom of the car says "Crowther" and that is the person for whom the car was built and painted, Ralph Crowther, was a friend of my dad's. All that my not mean much to most, but if you are from the Philly area, and particularly if you know of the now long gone Philadelphia Society of Model Engineers, this car might be a real treasure since that club is where all of the people named above belonged and they pioneers in scale modelling. Thanks for looking and good luck bidding!Check out my other items ! PLEASE READ THE WHOLE AUCTION DESCRIPTION SO YOU UNDERSTAND MY POLICIES BEFORE YOU BID. SHIPPING POLICIES ** Buyer agrees to prepay final auction price plus shipping and handling. ** We ship small items and international items via USPS Priority mail and larger or heavier items via UPS. Nicholas Smith Trains will not be held responsible or liable for any problems resulting at your local customs office. If customs duties are assessed, these are in addition to your shipping charges and must be paid directly by you. No refunds will be given for items that are seized at your local customs office. Nicholas Smith Trains will not be held liable for any customs duties or taxes that arise from your local customs office, nor will we be held responsible for any additional fees the local carrier in your country may charge. ** We will combine items to save you money whenever possible. ** We generally charge 1-2 dollars for packing and handling. However, larger items or an auction with multiple items (a train set for example) may incur a larger handling fee. If you check my feedback you will see many comments about the quality of my packaging. However I remind you good packing takes time and costs money. ** When shipping via UPS we are not able to ship to P.O. or A.P.O Boxes. An actual street address is required. PAYMENT POLICIES ** If you have won multiple items do not pay until you have received an invoice from me combining shipping and handling costs. ** Full payment of invoice is expected within 7 days of sending your invoice. If we do not receive your payment in that time frame and you have not notified us of special circumstances, we will use the eBay Non Paying Bidder Alert system to remind you of your obligation. ** ** Pick-up at Nicholas Smith Trains, 2343 West Chester Pike, Bromall, PA 19008 with the option of additional payment arrangements can be accommodated. ** Pennsylvania residents will pay 6% Pennsylvania Sales Tax. If you are a Pennsylvania business and have an exemption certificate you must contact me directly before the close of the auction to make arrangements to place your exemption certificate on file. Failure to forward you certificate as required will result in your being charged sales tax. IMPORTANT POLICIES ** We generally leave feedback after feedback is received from the purchaser. ** All sales are final and items are sold "as is" so please ask questions before bidding. Unfortunately I am not able to be an expert on everything that has ever been made, but do my best to accurately describe each item. That being said, we are not unreasonable. If you purchase something an... read more

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