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Discussion Boards => General Discussion => Topic started by: romiin on June 27, 2021, 06:43:31 PM
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Does anyone know what year or era this flood light tower is from ( Lionel 6-12886 Floodlight Tower)
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one more pic
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With that number it would be modern Lionel, probably between 1980 and 2000
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Thanks for that. Loco
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Postwar version is 395. That has 6 volt bulbs in it. A nice yellow postwar one is worth $60-75. Any other color or year is $15-30
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I have a yellow one. Paid $12.00. Got lucky. Got it at Spring Hill Fl. Train show!
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they were asking 44.00 for this one
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$44 postpaid isn't a bad price if you want it now. If that's 44 plus postage, you can do better.
About $25-30 postpaid is the swwet spot on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_stpos=85210&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_sadis=15&_from=R40&_nkw=lionel+395&_sacat=0&_sop=15 (https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_stpos=85210&LH_Complete=1&LH_Sold=1&_sadis=15&_from=R40&_nkw=lionel+395&_sacat=0&_sop=15)
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Yes plus postage. I was thinking of a light tower at the end of my shelf to light up the train at night. I have big plans, executing them is a different story.
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Marx made cool towers with two lights:
I sell these for 10-20 each. They made a different early version with a box at the base that was originally for a D cell battery. They come in lots of colors.
I know there are some around here somewhere. I might dig some out on Friday if you're interested. Jim might have some for sale too.
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If you check our Ebay store JDPLTD, I have some 416A taller version and a pair of 416 shorter type for restoration, that are for sale.
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Thanks for the offer Terry. I don't want to get ahead of myself. But when I get the shelfs figured out I will buy one or two from you. I was looking at some metal t-beams for shelfs, trying to simulate rail track. Just one Idea, I know they make a shiny aluminum track to mount trains, but wanted something a little rusted and more structural looking.
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My Lionel flood tower I got in 2013 in Spring Hill Florida at Dana's train supply train show.
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Thats cool Why are the yellow ones more money are they rare?
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I really don’t know. Jim or Terry would have to answer that. I’ll assume it’s because Lionel didn’t make as many yellow ones? Mine was rough and yellow when I got it but I always repaint my layout items. I love to do it. I also have a green one on the layout.
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The 4 light towers were made in aluminum, green, red, and yellow. The red and yellow were made in much lower quantities. The red doesn't bring as large a premium as the yellow because the red towers were also used for the common as dirt beacons. The yellow is unique to the 395 floodlight from only the early years of 1949/50. (My dates might be wrong, but are close.)
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Value of one color vs another can be a mystery, but usually has to do with rarity and/or demand. Certain colors were made in smaller quantities, and some are just more-attractive.