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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 |
| 1479WS | Set Box | Corr | 7+ | $ 95 SOLD |
Photo of the set box.
A very nice "OPS" corrugated box for a 6-piece freight set sold in 1952: the outfit was headed up by a 2056 Steamer and was sold with "027" track. Photo of the end with the "OPS" data. The box was made by the Star Corrugated Box Company and it measures 6 1/4 inches high by 14 inches wide by 15 inches deep. Photo of the side with the manufacturer's identification. The box has some creases, tears, scrapes, punctures, a few small pieces of tape and the corner tape is separating but those flaws are relatively minor as this box is fairly clean overall, square and very sturdy! Another view. The original contents included the following: 2056 Steam Engine & 2046W "Lionel Lines" whistling tender, 6462 NYC gondola, 6465 Sunoco tank car, 6456 Lehigh Valley short hopper and a 6257 SP-type "Lionel" caboose. Photo of the bottom. Overall this carton is very solid and the set that it goes to is an easy one to build as all of the pieces are relatively easy to find in collector-quality condition; this box would be the hardest item to find nice! |
| 1581 | Set Box | Corr | 7 | $ 95 | 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. |
| Postwar Lionel Original Component Boxes: | |||||
| # | Description | Style | Grade | Price | Details |
| 50 | Gang Car | O Corr | 7 | $ 25 | 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. |
| 246 | Steamer | C Perf | 7 | $ 15 | Photo.
Here's a box that we have not had for sale before: a "Mead Containers, Inc." box for the small, plastic "Scout" steamer sold from 1959-61! Another view. Panel missing; stains; tears; some dirt; open on both ends; overall: very SOLID! Close-up of the manufacturer's data and identification. |
| 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! |
| 726 | Berkshire | Corr | 6 | $ 95 SOLD |
Photo.
A Gair Bogota Corp. corrugated box (726-86 is the part number) for the 726 Berkshire sold from 1946-1949: Another view. A store label provides a little history of this box: the engine was originally sold by UNEEDA TRAIN TOWN, a store that was once located at 2973 Blvd. in Jersey City, New Jersey! Photo of the manufacturer's data & identification plus the store label. Writing; both ends are open; tears; tape; original corner tape separating; punctures; small piece of the "top layer" of the cardboard missing. Photo of the end flaps with the "726" still visible. Lots of flaws but thanks to the presence of the insert, the box is very solid and it will protect your locomotive in storage. Photo of the box insert. |
| 736W | Whistling (Streamlined) Tender |
Picture | 5 | $ 10 SOLD |
A so-so box for the "PENNSYLVANIA" whistling scoop tender sold from 1960-1968:
Photo. Missing one inner flap; one end flap came from another 736W box and is a lot more orange than the rest of the box; tape; tears; scuffs; creases; stains; discolored. Another view. Lots of flaws, but separate sale tender boxes are hard to come by. |
| 746W | Norfolk & Western Whistling Tender |
Late Classic | 7 | $125 | A decent box for the short-stripe or long-stripe N&W Tender sold from 1957-1960:
Photo. Missing part of one inside coupler flap; creases; tears. Another view. Despite the flaws, this box is presentable as it is nearly complete, it is rather square and there is no tape anywhere -- plus it is not an easy box to find! |
| 1001T | Non-whistling Tender | Middle Classic | 7 | $10 SOLD |
A box for the small, sheet-metal "box-style" tender that came with a "Scout" engine in 1948:
Photo. Missing the tuck & part of one end flap and that end is taped shut; some tears; minor stains; no insert. Another view. The box is very presentable as it is nice and square! |
| 2046 | Steamer | Corr | 6 | $ 25 | Photo of the sealed end.
A National Container Corporation corrugated box (2046-10 is the part number) for the 2046 steam engine sold in 1953. Photo of the end that was opened. Crushed; distorted; stains; tears; tape residue; small hole in one of the flaps; no insert. Photo of the manufacturer's data identifying the box as a 1953 item. The box has some flaws but it is not one that shows up for sale separately very often. |
| 2243P | Santa Fe F3 Power A unit |
Corr | 7+ | $ 50 | A very presentable corrugated box for the single-motor 2243 Santa Fe Power A unit sold in 1955:
Photo. Tears; creases; punctures; minor writing. Another view. Made by the Express Container Corp. (part #2243-15) which dates this item as a 1955 box. (Lionel used Allcraft Container Corp. boxes for the 1956 version of the single-motor Santa Fe.) Photo showing the manufacturer's identification and technical data. |
| 2321 | Lackawanna FM Trainmaster | Corr | 8 | $150 SOLD |
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. Stains; writing. Photo of the manufacturer's data & identification plus the year. Has the insert! Photo of the insert. Some store advertising tape provides a little history of this box: the engine was originally sold by Al's Radio & Sound, a television and electrical appliances store that was once located at 2 S. Whitehorse Pike in Lindenwold, New Jersey! Photo of a section of the retailer's advertising tape. The box is SOLID: complete, square and a virtual brick! |
| 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. |
| 2353P | Santa Fe F3 Power A unit |
Corr | 8 | $125 | 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. |
| 2367P | Wabash F3 Power A unit |
Corr | 6+ | $150 | A corrugated box for the double-motor 2367 Wabash Power A unit sold only in 1955:
Photo. Stains; tears; creases; puncture; brittle. Another view. The part number of this Express Container Corp box is 2367-15. Photo showing the manufacturer's identification and technical data. Despite the flaws, this box is still very presentable as it is complete and square. We have never had this box for sale before -- it is not an easy one to find! |
| 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. |
| 3366 | Operating Circus Car & Corral |
Picture | 6 | $125 | Large postwar box for the "O" gauge Circus Car & Corral Set from 1959 to 1961:
Photo. Missing three inner flaps; tears; creases; punctures; lots of tape inside; old price stickers. Another view. Lots of flaws, but the box has the insert, both end flaps plus it is fairly clean and fairly square -- and it is a very, very tough box to find! Photo of the front. The front has a depiction of the contents -- one of the few boxes where Lionel showed the consumer what was inside! Photo of the elaborate insert. This is the first time we have ever had this box available for sale separately. |
| 3366 (-21) |
Operating Circus Corral |
===> | ===> | ===> | If you are looking for the #3366 Circus Corral that goes in the box described above, we have a nice one for sale.
Click here to go to our Accessories Page to read about a gorgeous Circus Corral from 1959 to 1961. |
| 3461X | Automatic Lumber Car |
Middle Classic | 7 | $ 25 | A fairly strong box for the operating log dump car sold from 1949-55:
Photo. Missing the tuck on one end flap and that end is taped shut; scuffs; tears; creases; small stain. Despite the flaws, this box is very presentable as it is fairly clean, square and rather brick-like. Another view. This box is the smaller ("3461X") box which indicates that its car originally came in a set. |
| 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. |
| 3662 | Operating Milk Car |
Late Classic | 7 | $ 30 | A box for the "O" Gauge Milk Car AND platform (milk stand) sold from 1956-58:
Photo. Creases; tears; tape (mostly on the inside); scuffs; distorted. Another view. This box is presentable as it has both end flaps and all four inner flaps. It is also clean and can probably be repaired properly. |
| 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 | 8 | $ 25 | Nice box for the Sunoco 3-dome Tank Car sold from 1953-55:
Photo. Tears; rips; creases; "aged" look. Another view. One of the nicest 6415 boxes we have ever had available for separate sale: it is solid -- fairly clean, square, complete and there is no tape anywhere! |
| 6417-25 | Caboose | Middle Classic | 8 | $ 35 | A nice box for the Lionel Lines porthole caboose!
Photo. Missing one interior coupler flap, creases; a few stains, small "dig" marks (probably from track pins), "aged" look. Even with the flaws, this box is solid: "square" with no tape anywhere. Another view. The Lionel Lines N5c caboose is hard to find these days; the box is even harder! |
| 6425 | Tank Car | Late Classic | 8 | $ 30 SOLD |
Decent box for the Gulf 3-dome Tank Car.
Photo. Missing one interior coupler flap; tears and tape residue from tape removal; tape inside; end flap crease. Even with those flaws, the box is strong -- clean and square! Another view of the box. Not an easy box to find. |
| 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 | 8 | $ 50 | A box for the flatcar with either gray or white vans.
Photo. Tears and tape on one end flap plus a few other minor tears. Another view. A nice box -- clean, square and complete! |
| 6464-50 | Silver Rock Island Boxcar NOT the Tuscan M & St L Boxcar! |
Middle Classic | 9 | $195 | 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! |
| 6464-100 | Western Pacific Boxcar | Middle Classic | 9 | $ 85 SOLD |
A very, very nice box for the Western Pacific boxcar sold in 1954 & 1955:
Photo. Tears; scuffs; small punctures. Another view. A solid box -- clean, square, complete, rather brick-like and there is no tape anywhere! |
| 6464-325 | B & O Sentinel Boxcar | Late Classic | 7+ | $325 SOLD |
Here's an item that rarely shows up in the marketplace separately: the original box for the Baltimore & Ohio Sentinel boxcar sold only in 1956!
Photo. Tears; stains; some distortion; glue residue; some discoloration; "period" writing. Despite the flaws, the box is fairly presentable -- it is complete with all inner flaps and there is no tape anywhere. Another view. The Sentinel boxcar is rare to begin with; the box is very, very hard to find! |
| 6464-375 | Central of Georgia Boxcar | Late Classic | 8+ | $ 95 | Correct box for the earlier version of the Central of Georgia boxcar:
Photo. Stains; writing; small tears. Another view. A solid box -- complete, rather brick-like and there is no tape anywhere! |
| 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! |
| 6650 | Missile Launching Flat Car |
Perf | 7 | $ 25 | A box for the I.R.B.M. Missile Launching Car sold from 1959-63:
Photo. Tears, creases, distorted, "period" writing. Another view. Even with the flaws this box is fairly decent: it's very clean and it is complete with all flaps, front panel & "push in tab" -- plus there is no tape anywhere! A photo of the front panel. This is the first time we have ever had a 6650 box for sale! |
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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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