Buildings & Towers (Page 2 of 8)
Gilbert made 62 distinct
accessories as listed on a little over seven pages of the TM
Guide, not counting the variations on some of the 62.
Because there are so many, I have split them up over eight web
pages:
Gilbert accessories #50 through #167 are on page
1
#168 through #273 are on this page
#274 through #590 are on page
3
#593 through #755A are on page
4
#758 through #767 are on page
5
#768 through #774 are on page
6
#779 through #799 are on page
7
#23586 through #23796 are on page
8
Unless
otherwise specified, the pictures on this page are from the
collection of The Upstairs Train.
#168 Hotel
made in 1953.
(Photos courtesy of Bill
Hawkins.)
#270 medium
blue News and Frank Stand made in 1952 & 1953,
(Photos
courtesy of Bill
Hawkins.)
#270 light
blue News and Frank Stand made in 1952 & 1953.
(Photos
courtesy of New
England Toy & Train Exchange.)
#271
Three-Piece Whistle Stop Set made in 1952 & 1953.\
Brown
Waiting Station, white & yellow Refreshment Booth, and medium
green & yellow Newsstand.
(My apologies. I lost track
of whose picture this is.
If you recognize this as yours,
please let me know and I will give proper photo credit.)
My set doesn't have the box and isn't as perfect, but it'll let me show you all four sides.
#272 Glendale
Station and Newsstand with light blue walls made in 1952 &
1953.
(Photo courtesy of Bobby
Hoppe.)
Here's a
close-up of the stand. You don't often find them with all
the magazines and newspapers in place.
(Photo courtesy of Bobby
Hoppe.)
And the back
of the stand.
(Photo courtesy of G.
Elliott.)
And the two
sides of the stand.
(Photos courtesy of G.
Elliott.)
And the
bottom.
(Photo courtesy of G.
Elliott.)
It was
also made with medium blue walls in 1952 & 1953.
#273 Oak Park
Suburban Railroad Station with red roof made in 1952 &
1953.
(All four photos courtesy of Rick
Dunn.)
It
was also made with blue, dark gray, and green roofs.
#273 Forest Park Suburban Railroad Station with red, blue, dark gray, brown, or green roof
made in 1952 & 1953.
#273 Lake Park Suburban Railroad Station
with red, blue, dark gray or green roof made in 1952 & 1953.
#273 Patterson Suburban Railroad Station with green roof. (roof sign and windows missing.)
Greenberg lists this as version E with a red roof and gray chimney, and
speculates that it was sold only by Mini-Craft, never by Gilbert.
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