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Category: Coupler with Truck

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Category:

Coupler with Truck

Model Number:

525

Scale:

S

Product Type:

A.F.-compatible

Material:

plastic

Color:

black

Sold:

assembled

Introduced:

1953

Notes:

The #525 was produced from 1953 through 1956. They were the replacement knuckle couplers, for unlighted cars, that were packaged in the box shown in the photo along with rivets to attach the trucks to unlighted freight cars. From a collector's standpoint, the value of this item requires the original packaging.


(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Category:

Coupler with Truck

Model Number:

528

Scale:

S

Product Type:

A.F.-compatible

Material:

plastic

Color:

black

Sold:

assembled

Introduced:

1953

Notes:

The #528 was produced from 1953 through 1956. They were replacement knuckle couplers, for streamlined passenger cars, that were packaged in the box shown in the photo along with rivets to attach the trucks to a lighted streamline passenger cars. From a collector's standpoint, the value of this item requires the original packaging.


(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Category:

Coupler with Truck

Model Number:

529

Scale:

S

Product Type:

A.F.-compatible

Material:

plastic

Color:

black

Sold:

assembled

Introduced:

1953

Notes:

The #529 was produced from 1953 through 1956. They were replacement knuckle couplers, for lighted passenger cars, that were packaged in the box shown in the photo along with rivets to attach the trucks to lighted heavyweight passenger cars. From a collector's standpoint, the value of this item requires the original packaging.


(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)

(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Category:

Coupler with Truck

Model Number:

530

Scale:

S

Product Type:

A.F.-compatible

Material:

plastic

Color:

black

Sold:

assembled

Introduced:

1953

Notes:

The #530 knuckle coupler for crane cars was produced from 1953 through 1956.


 (image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
As shown in the photo, it came with one pair of sixth sintered-iron trucks and rivets.

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Category:

Coupler with Truck

Model Number:

531

Scale:

S

Product Type:

A.F.-compatible

Material:

plastic

Color:

black

Sold:

assembled

Introduced:

1953

Notes:

The #531 knuckle coupler rear truck, for Hudson and UP tenders, was produced from 1953 through 1956.


 (image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)
As shown in the photo, there is only one truck and a single rivet included in the #531 box.

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Category:

Coupler with Truck

Model Number:

694

Scale:

S

Product Type:

A.F.-compatible

Material:

metal

Color:

black

Sold:

assembled

Introduced:

1946

Notes:

Appeared in the 1946 through 1953 catalogs.


(image copyright © A.C. Gilbert)
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