Animation Specialty Items for Code 172 by A.C. Gilbert

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Product Type:

animation

Manufacturer ID:

710

Introduced:

1946

Gauge:

Rail Height:

code 172

Rail Material:

metal

Ties:

metal

Roadbed:

plastic

Other Material:

plastic

Notes:

One of two A.C. Gilbert products with the same #710 assigned to them. The 710 Automatic Track Section was produced through 1947. It was used on action cars such as the 715 Auto Unloader Car, the 716 Coal Dump Car, and the 717 Log Unloader Car. All of these cars had an inside rail pick-up to activate a solenoid on each of these cars to create the action needed for the car.

The 1946 Coal Dump car show the solenoid used to activate the animation.

Manufacturer:

A.C. Gilbert

Product Type:

animation

Manufacturer ID:

710

Introduced:

1955

Gauge:

Rail Height:

code 172

Rail Material:

metal

Ties:

metal

Roadbed:

plastic

Other Material:

plastic

Notes:

One of two A.C. Gilbert products with the same #710 assigned to them. The 710 Steam Whistle Control was produced through 1956 and was A.C. Gilbert's answer to putting a whistle into their locomotives. Their first attempt at a whistle in a locomotive was in 1949 with the 314AW, which had to be pulled from the market in 1950 because of a patent infringement law suit by Lionel. Used in the 1955 5545W New Yard King set.