RARE Authoritative Guide Lionel's Promotional Outfits 1960s Trains Railroad Sets

Description: Hardcover version with Free Shipping! New Reference Research/Buyers Guide. This is an amazing book and you will not be disappointed! THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE, LARGE 7 LB. BOOK! The Authoritative Guide To Lionel's Promotional Outfits 1960 - 1969 Based on 1,000s of long-lost documents recently recovered from the Lionel archives, the Authoritative Guide to Lionels Promotional Outfits 1960 - 1969 reveals fully, for the first time ever, the more than 700 promotional train outfits (sometimes called uncataloged train sets) that Lionel created exclusively for retailers and promotional firms during the 1960s. Discover for yourself the most complete and authoritative guide to Lionels promotional outfits and see how this unique guide can inform you about the Lionel trains you may own.....or want to own! The Authoritative Guide to Lionels Promotional Outfits 1960 - 1969 showcases the more than 700 electric train sets that Lionel created exclusively for retailers and promotional firms (Sears Roebuck and Co., J. C. Penney, Montgomery Ward, Spiegel, Western Auto, A&P, Quaker Oats, and many other firms) during one of the most important and yet overlooked periods in its history. With limited production and distribution, Lionels promotional outfits are some of the rarest and most valuable products it ever produced. But because these outfits never appeared in a Lionel consumer catalog, their contentseven their existenceremained uncertain for decades. Thanks to long-lost authentic Lionel Factory Orders and other internal documents recently recovered from the Lionel archives, complete information about Lionels production of promotional outfits is at last available. The Authoritative Guide to Lionels Promotional Outfits 1960 - 1969 is the first and only reference guide to use these records and provide complete information about each promotional outfit, including: All individual items (engine and rolling stock) and how they came packed A description of the original outfit box, outfit inserts and packaging. Original production quantities Instruction sheets Packed Envelopes Peripherals (Track, Transformer, Oil, Wire, Smoke, etc.) Diagrams for packing the outfit in the outfit box Complete descriptions, along with information based on the Train Collectors Association (TCA) grading scale, rarity and current market values for every promotional outfit, are beautifully displayed in more than 1,500 full-color pictures and images. As a bonus, because the authentic documents came straight from the Lionel archives, they also reveal new information (suffixes, variations and previously unknown items) about 100s of postwar locomotives, rolling stock and peripherals. Toy train collectors seeking to verify or complete their promotional outfit investmentsand learn the value and rarity of their outfit.Anyone who owns a promotional outfit or empty box and for years has wondered what those trains were and how much they might be worth.Individuals seeking to relive their childhood by finding the train they had long ago.Any Lionel enthusiast seeking to learn more about the history of Lionel straight from internal documents and the memories of the individuals who made and sold its trains. See for yourself if you have a long-lost attic treasure. 848 Pages, Softcover, Large Format 8" x 11" pages, Full Color, 1,500+ Pictures & Images. The book is 7 pounds and will be shipped via USPS Media Mail.

Price: 125 USD

Location: Manassas, Virginia

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