--- In a1g@..., "Fink, Ross" <rf@b...> wrote:
I had assumed that this version of the box came in the starter sets
only
because of the numbering on the plastic holder--1=reefer, 2=gondola,
etc. Is this correct? Or was this the standard box for the early
cars?
All of the cars that I have with the plastic holder on them follow
this
numbering.
Hmm, I didn't receive this post in my email but found it on the group
site. Oh well.
Anyway, yes, this was the standard box early on. The first ones I
bought seperately (i.e. not in train sets) are this style. The
numbers on the holders were probably for the benefit of the employees
who packed the cars into the boxes. They would know that a number "1"
was for a reefer, "2" for a gondola, etc. without having to closely
look at the holder to determine if it was correct.
Doug
