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This page contains our current inventory of Postwar Lionel original boxes. It includes component boxes, master cartons and set boxes.
* * * Grading Summary: A "grade 10" is Spectacular! A "grade 1" is downright ugly.
* * * Click on "Grade" in the 3rd column heading for a full explanation of grading.
| Postwar Lionel Original Boxes | |||||
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| Postwar Lionel Original Set ("Outfit") Boxes: | |||||
| # | Description | Style | Grade | Price | Details |
| 1467W | Set Box | Corr | 6 | $ 75 SOLD |
Photo of one end.
A corrugated box for a special 6-piece freight set sold in 1950: Photo of the other (numbered) end. The outfit was headed up by the yellow 2023 Union Pacific Alco AA Diesels and came with "027" track. Photo of the (sealed) top. The box measures 7 1/4 inches high by 11 inches wide by 16 1/2 inches deep and it was made by the St. Joe Paper Co. of South Hackensack, New Jersey. Photo of the blank side. Creases; tears; writing; one corner is separated & has a small piece missing; punctures; some un-original tape; stains; opened from the bottom. Photo of the side with manufacturer's data & identification. Even with the flaws, this box is presentable and can be upgraded with some careful repairs. Photo of the (opened) bottom. Remnants of an old label on the bottom of the box provide us with a little history of this item: a common practice years ago was to ship goods by simply addressing the box! No outer box, no bubble wrap, no Styrofoam peanuts -- just the box with a label and some postage! The set was initially shipped from the original Hess Brothers department store (located in Allentown, Pennsylvania) to a customer named Mrs. F. M. Stark who lived (or is still living?) on Powder Valley Road in Zionsville, Pennsylvania. Close-up of the customer's shipping label. Original contents included: 2023P Union Pacific Power Unit, 2023T Union Pacific Dummy Unit, 6456 Lehigh Valley short Hopper, 6465 Sunoco 2-dome Tank Car, 6656 Stock Car, 6357 Caboose and a Type 1033 90-watt transformer. If you like to build sets, this box is a great find as the engines and cars can be located easily in collector-quality condition! Note that the number #1467W was used by Lionel to represent four sets that were sold in the years 1950 (with yellow UP diesels), 1951 (with silver UP diesels), 1952 (with Erie diesels) & 1953 (again with Erie diesels). However, each set box was different! This set box has the preprinted orange label (unique to 1950) and the contents represent the freight version of the famous "Anniversary Set" which came with passenger cars. |
| 1581 | Set Box | Corr | 7 | $ 75 | Photo.
A St. Joe (Kraft) Paper Co. corrugated box for the 611 Jersey Central NW2 switcher 8-piece "027" outfit from 1957. Photo of the numbered side. The box is the two-tier version measuring 6 1/4 inches high, 17 1/2 inches wide & 12 1/2 inches deep. Another view. Creases, tears, one corner is distorted. Even with the flaws, this basket-weave style box is presentable as it is clean and there is no tape anywhere! Photo of the fourth side. The set that it goes to is a rather interesting Eastern Roadname postwar outfit as the contents were a mixture of boxed & unboxed items, a mixture of freight cars & work cars -- plus it had an "O" gauge boxcar! It was also a long train by Lionel standards as seven pieces of rolling stock accompanied the engine! Photo of the bottom. Original contents included: 611 Jersey Central NW2 diesel switcher, 6464-650 Rio Grande boxcar, 6476 Lehigh Valley hopper, 6424 flatcar with automobiles, 6024 Nabisco boxcar, 6025 Gulf 1-dome tank car, 6560-25 red Bucyrus Erie crane car and 6119-100 work caboose. The engine and cars are all fairly easy to locate but the set box is much harder to find, and of course, will be the key for anyone trying to build this unusual "mixed consist" set. |
| 2553WS | Set Box | O Corr | 6 | $175 | A Kraft Corrugated Containers, Inc. box from 1960 for the "Super 0" freight set headed up by a 736 Berkshire Steam Engine: In the 1960 consumer catalog, Lionel advertised this action-packed set as "The Majestic Berkshire with a Caravan of Cars!"
Photo. The box measures 16 1/2 inches long by 14 1/2 inches wide by 8 inches high. Another view. Various flaws: one corner has a 5-inch section missing and some cardboard was pieced in and taped; tears; creases; scuffs, small pieces missing, minor punctures, some dirt. Photo of the damaged corner. Even with the flaws, the box is fairly sturdy and fairly square! Photo of the bottom. This box is very useful and the set that it goes to is a rather interesting one with some very desirable cars! Original contents included: 736 Berkshire Steam Engine (with 2046W whistling streamlined tender), 3435 Aquarium Car, 3830 Flatcar with Submarine, 3429 Flatcar with operating Helicopter, 3672 operating Bosco Car and 6357 illuminated SP-type Caboose. Super 0 set boxes are difficult to locate and this one seldom comes up for sale. |
| 13008 | Set Box | Orange Corr | 8 | $ 65 | Photo of the numbered side.
A Kraft Corrugated Containers, Inc. box for a "Super O" outfit from 1962. The unusual 6-piece "mixed-consist" set was headed up by a 637 Steamer and contained a combination of freight & military cars plus a work caboose. The box measures 7 inches high by 12 3/4 inches wide by 11 7/8 inches deep. Photo of the top. The box has one top flap that is torn with about 10% of the flap still attached to the inner flap and that is the most significant flaw. Photo showing the top opened. Additional blemishes include some small tears, minor creases and a few scuffs. Another view of the box. Overall this box is solid -- clean, square & sturdy! In addition, there is no tape anywhere and no one has attempted to repair the box. Photo of the bottom. Original contents included: 637 Prairie-type steam engine, 736W Pennsylvania whistling streamlined tender, 3349 turbo missile launching car, 6448 exploding boxcar, 6501 jet motorboat and a 6119-100 D. L. & W. work caboose. A very nice set box for a very interesting set -- one of only two outfits to contain the rather scarce 6501 jet motorboat car. |
| Postwar Lionel Original Component Boxes: | |||||
| # | Description | Style | Grade | Price | Details |
| 44 | U.S. Army Mobile Missile Launcher |
C Perf | 9 | $110 | Here's a box that does not show up for sale very often: a perforated panel type box for the United States Army Mobile Missile Launcher sold from 1959-62.
Photo. Panel is partially separated; box is a little brittle. That's it for flaws! A solid box that is complete & square -- and very, very clean with no un-original tape anywhere! Another view. This Mead Containers box is not that easy to find -- and this one is gorgeous! A photo of the front. We have never had a 44 box available for separate sale before. |
| 50 | Gang Car | O Corr | 7 | $ 20 | Photo.
An orange corrugated box for the 50 Section Gang Car sold in the '60s. Another view. Stains; scrapes; small punctures. Even with the flaws, this box is very presentable. It has the integrated liner (insert) and it is a solid box -- complete, sturdy and there is no tape anywhere! Photo of the bottom of the box. The orange corrugated box was the last one used for the 50 gang car and it is the hardest one to find. |
| 497 | Coaling Station | Corr | 7 | $ 85 | Photo.
A box and INSERT for the Coaling Station sold from 1953-58: Photo of the other two sides. The box was made by Robert Gair Co., Inc. and 497-85 is the Lionel part number. Photo of the top. Flaws: tears; small pieces of colored tape; creases; punctures; stains; "aged" look; "period" writing. Photo of the bottom. Has the elaborate insert (box liner)! Photo of the box insert. Despite the flaws, this box is solid as it is square and sturdy; it will protect your Coaling Station nicely. |
| 646 | Steamer | Corr | 8 | $125 SOLD |
Photo.
A Star Corrugated Box Company box for the 646 steam engine sold from 1954-58: Photo of the other end. A couple of stains; tears; creases; missing a little of the original tape. Photo of the manufacturer's data. This box is solid: fairly clean, complete, square & sturdy plus there is no un-original tape anywhere! The 646 Steamer was sold as an "O" Gauge locomotive and it is harder to find than its "027" gauge counterpart -- the 2046. The 646 box is much harder to find than a 2046 box; this is the first time we have ever had a 646 box available for separate sale. |
| 665 | Steamer | Corr | 9 | $ 60 | Photo.
A gorgeous and very unusual Kieckhefer Container Co. box for the 665 steam engine sold in 1966: "No. 665" is stamped on the end flaps but in the '60s, Lionel was trying to cut costs and use existing box inventory; in this case, the 665 steamer was sold using a box reflecting "2065-17" as the part number! Another view. A little dirt; creases; "aged" look. Photo of the side with the manufacturer's data. The box is clean and SOLID! |
| 736W | Whistling (Streamlined) Tender |
Picture | 7+ | $ 40 | A box for the "PENNSYLVANIA" whistling scoop tender sold from 1960-1968:
Photo. Missing the interior coupler flap; tears; scuffs; creases; mildly distorted. Another view. A few flaws, but separate-sale tender boxes are very hard to come by. This one is very presentable and it is the nicest 736W we have ever had for sale separately. |
| 2046 | Steamer | Corr | 8 | $ 75 | Photo.
A St. Joe Kraft corrugated box (2046-10 is the part number) for the 2046 steam engine sold in 1950. Photo of the sealed end. Creases; somewhat dirty; no insert. Photo of the manufacturer's data identifying the box as a 1950 item. A nice box as it is has all of the flaps and it is square & sturdy. |
| 2321 | Lackawanna FM Trainmaster | Corr | 7+ | $ 85 | Photo.
A St. Joe Paper Co. box (2321-82 is the part number) for the Lackawanna FM Diesel sold in 1954: Photo of the other end. Flaws: stains; tears; small piece of clear tape; no insert. Photo of the manufacturer's data & identification plus the year. This box is very presentable as it has all of the flaps plus it is square and fairly clean. |
| 2349 | Northern Pacific GP9 |
C Perf | Box: 7 Sleeve: 6 |
$ 60 | Photo of both the box and sleeve.
A Mead Containers, Inc. corrugated box (2349-10 is the part number) AND the OUTER SLEEVE (part number 2349-12) for the Northern Pacific GP9 sold from 1959-60! Photo of just the corrugated box. Box: a few tears and the front panel is missing. What is there is clean and solid (a grade 9) -- plus there is no unoriginal tape anywhere! Sleeve: tears; creases; small pieces missing; no front panel. Another view of the corrugated box. A few flaws but by putting the corrugated box inside the sleeve with the panel section to the back, the box is perfectly useable! Photo of the of the corrugated box inside the sleeve. |
| 2350 | New Haven EP5 |
Corr | 7+ | $125 | Photo.
An Express Container Corp. corrugated box (2350-12 is the part number) for the New Haven EP5 Electric sold from 1956-58: Another view. Flaws: stains, tears and minor writing. Photo of the manufacturer's data & identification. This box is solid: complete, square & sturdy -- plus there is no un-original tape anywhere! Only the second time we have ever had a 2350 box for sale separately. |
| 2353P | Santa Fe F3 Power A unit |
Corr | 8 | $110 | A corrugated box for the 2353 Santa Fe Power A unit:
Photo. The box, which was made by the St. Joe Paper Company, has a part number of 2353-25 and is stamped with a "3" indicating that it was made in 1953. Another view. Flaws: stains; creases; distorted. Photo showing the manufacturer's identification and technical data. Has the insert, which is complete, clean and very nice!. Photo of the elaborate insert. This box is very presentable as it is complete and there is no un-original tape anywhere! The Santa Fe diesels (which were sold from 1953 to 1955) are relatively common -- a box available for separate sale is not. |
| 2419 | Wrecking Car | Art Deco Classic |
8 | $ 90 | Earliest style postwar box for the D. L. & W. work caboose.
Photo. Tears; punctures; scuffs; creases. Another view. Has the insert! Photo of the elaborate insert. The box is nice -- complete, fairly clean, square and there is no tape anywhere! Thanks to the presence of the insert, the box is solid and rather brick like! It is one of the nicest 2419 boxes we have ever had. |
| The following three boxes are for the silver, red-lettered "027" Passenger Cars from 1956-58 and are being sold as a package: | |||||
| 2432 | Illuminated Vista-Dome Car |
Late Classic | 8 | | | \ / |
A very presentable box for the Clifton Vista Dome Car:
Photo. Tape; tape residue; creases. Another view. This box is solid -- complete, clean and "square." |
| 2434 | Illuminated Pullman Car |
Late Classic | 8 | | | \ / |
A very presentable box for the Newark Pullman Car:
Photo. Tape; tape residue; seam is open. Another view. This box is solid -- complete, clean and "square." |
| 2436 | Illuminated Observation Car |
Late Classic | 8 | | | \ / |
A very presentable box for EITHER the Summit Observation Car or the Mooseheart Observation Car:
Photo. Tape; tape residue; a little wavy. Another view. This box is solid -- complete, clean and "square." |
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$150 for all three passenger car boxes described above.
These boxes are from the same original set; they are matched in every way: style, condition, cleanliness, completeness, color and flaws! | |||||
| 2434 | Illuminated Pullman Car |
Middle Classic | 8 | $ 75 | A very nice (earlier-style) box for the Newark Pullman Car sold in 1954 & 1955:
Photo. Creases; minor tears; small bumps; some dirt. Another view. This box is solid -- complete, square, rather brick-like and there is no tape anywhere! |
| 3359 | Operating Dump Car |
Late Classic | 7 | $ 25 | Photo.
One end is missing an inner flap & the tuck and that end is taped shut; mild crease; "aged" look; no insert. Another view. A few flaws but this box is still presentable as it is square, fairly clean and has both end flaps. The 3359 box is hard to find nice and this one is better than most. |
| 3482 | Operating Milk Car |
Middle Classic | 4 | $ 10 | Large postwar box for the last postwar "027" Milk Car AND platform.
Photo. Lots of flaws: three inner flaps missing; one end flap has a piece missing as does one of the sides; lots of tape; some tears, stains and creases. Has the insert which is brittle from water damage. Another view. It's rather crummy but it will protect the items until a better one comes along. |
| 3562-50 | Operating Barrel Car |
Late Classic | 5 | $ 15 | A semi-ugly box for the operating (yellow) Barrel Car that was sold in 1956:
Photo. Lots of flaws: stains, discolored in places, separating, tears, tape, wavy, creases, writing and no insert. Photo of the nicer end. Even with the blemishes, this box has potential as it has both end flaps & all interior flaps AND the tape looks like it will come off easily which will be a big help in getting the box repaired properly. |
| 3656 | Inner box for just the Operating Cattle Car |
Middle Classic | 9 | $ 35 | A very nice box for the 3656 Cattle Car sold from 1949-55:
Photo. Minor stains; minor tears; minor scrapes; some discoloration from age. Another view. The box is one of the nicest 3656 boxes we have ever had; it is solid -- clean, complete, square & sturdy and there is no tape anywhere! |
| 3830 | Flat Car with Operating Submarine |
Perf. Panel | 7 | $ 30 | A box for the flatcar with U.S. Navy sub.
Photo. Missing the front panel; tears; creases. Another view. Despite the flaws the box is decent -- it is useful as it has all of the flaps, it is fairly clean, there is no tape anywhere plus it is not an easy one to find! |
| 6020W | Whistling Tender | Early Classic | 7 | $ 75 | A box for the early coal-style tender which came with 2020 Turbines in 1948 & 1949:
Photo. Missing the tuck on one end flap and that end is taped shut; lots of tape inside; tears; creases; scuffs; un-original (or possibly homemade) insert. Another view. Even with the flaws, this box is decent as it is fairly clean and fairly square. Photo of the un-original insert. The 6020W box is not an easy one to find! |
| 6357 | Caboose | Middle Classic | 7 | $ 15 | A box for the lighted SP caboose sold from 1949 - 1953:
Photo. Missing the inside coupler flap; stains; tears; creases. Another view. A decent box even with the flaws as it is square and it has both end flaps. |
| 6415 | Tank Car | Middle Classic | 9 | $ 35 | A very, very nice box for the Sunoco 3-dome Tank Car sold from 1953-55:
Photo. "aged" look; minor tears. Another view. The nicest 6415 box we have ever had available for separate sale: it is a virtual brick -- clean, complete, square & sturdy plus there is no tape anywhere! |
| 6427 | Caboose | Middle Classic | 7+ | $ 25 | A very strong box for the Lionel Lines N5c porthole caboose sold in 1954 and 1955:
Photo. Missing one interior coupler flap; tears; creases; punctures; "aged" look. Even with the flaws, this box is presentable as it is square and there is no tape anywhere. Another view. |
| 6430 | Trailer Flat Car |
Late Classic | 6 | $ 20 | A box for the flatcar with either gray or white vans.
Photo. Missing one interior coupler flap & a small piece of one end flap; stains; tears; one end flap is creased. Another view. Even with the flaws, this box is useful -- it is fairly square and very sturdy plus there is no tape anywhere. |
| 6446-25 | Cement Car | Middle Classic | 8 | $ 40 | A strong box for the Norfolk & Western covered quad hopper sold in 1955:
Photo. Missing one interior coupler flap; tears; creases; small stains. Another view. A very presentable box: fairly clean, square & sturdy plus there is no tape anywhere. It is not an easy box to find separately. |
| 6454 | S. P. Box Car |
Middle Classic | 7 | $ 25 | A box for the later Southern Pacific Boxcar.
Photo. Aged tape on both end flaps; tape inside; creases; stains. Even with the flaws, the box is decent as it is complete and square. Photo of the "nicer" end. This is the smaller (8 3/4 inch in length) box for the 1949 SP boxcar without steps. |
| 6464-50 | Silver Rock Island Boxcar NOT the Tuscan M & St L Boxcar! |
Middle Classic | 9 | $100 | One of Lionel's oddities: a 6464-50 box that was subsequently altered by Lionel so that it could be used with a different boxcar! The preprinted "MINNEAPOLIS & St. LOUIS" identification on the end flaps was blackened out by Lionel with an "S" added to either side of the word "BOXCAR" on each end flap plus the word "SILVER" added to each of the long sides! 6464-50 is the catalogued number for the Tuscan M & St. L boxcar but Lionel decided to use those earlier boxes (with modifications) for the silver 6464-175 Rock Island boxcars which were included in the 1954 Set #2217WS, so strangely, the correct box for the silver RI is the 6464-50 box!
Photo. Minor tears; "aged" look. The box is gorgeous -- clean, complete, square plus there is no tape anywhere! It is a brick! Another view. Any grade 9 original 6464 box is rare; finding a special box in this condition is really a trick! If you have Outfit #2217WS (a freight set headed up by the 682 Turbine) or if you have any hope of building that set, this unusual box will be the key! |
| 6468 | Automobile Car | Middle Classic | 6 | $ 10 | A so-so box for the blue Baltimore & Ohio double-door boxcar.
Photo. Missing one interior coupler flap and one inner flap; tears; rips from tape removal; tape; writing; store sticker; "aged look. Another view. Lots of flaws but both end flaps are there and the box is square. |
| 6562-25 | Canister Car | Late Classic | 9 | $ 60 | A spectacular box for the red New York Central long gondola sold from 1956-58:
Photo. Has one tear and one small crease. That's it for flaws! Another view. The box is very, very nice! It is clean, complete, square and there is no tape anywhere. It has to be one of the nicest 6562-25 boxes on the planet! |
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| Abbreviation | Description | ~~~ | Abbreviation | Description |
| Art Deco | Orange & blue; bold blue lettering | ~~~ | Hagers | Hagerstown |
| Early Classic | Orange & Blue w/ San Francisco | ~~~ | Hills | Hillside |
| Middle Classic | Numbers on all sides; no San Fran | ~~~ | O Corr | Orange Corrugated |
| OPS Classic | Preprinted OPS stamp on side | ~~~ | Perf | Orange & White Perforated Panel |
| Late Classic | Numbers only on end flaps | ~~~ | Pic | Orange & White Picture |
| Corr | Brown Corrugated | ~~~ | W Corr | White Corrugated |
| C Perf | Corrugated; Perforated Panel | ~~~ | Win | Window |
| FO | Factory Overstamped | ~~~ | Y Corr | Yellow Corrugated |
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