Transformers (3 of 3)

Gilbert Transformers #1 through #5B are on page 1                                #6 through #18B are on page 2                                #19B through #22090 are on this page Unless otherwise specified, the large pictures on this page are of Transformers in the collection of The Upstairs Train.

#19B 300-watt Transformer made in 1952 thru 1955. (Pictures above and below courtesy of G. Elliott.)

#30B 300-watt Transformer made in 1953 thru 1956. (Pictures above and below courtesy of New England Toy & Train Exchange.)

#22004 40-watt Transformer made in 1959 thru 1964. (Pictures above and below from the collection of The Upstairs Train.)

#22006 25-watt Transformer made in 1963. (Picture courtesy of Ken Narducci.)

#22020 50-watt Transformer made in 1958 thru 1964. (Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)

#22030 100-watt Transformer made in 1958 thru 1964. (Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)

#22033 25-watt Transformer made in 1965.

#22034 50-watt Transformer made in 1965. Interestingly, all my books (Greenberg, Doyle, and the TM Guide) say it's 110 Watts, but you can read clearly on the case that it's only 50 Watts. (Picture courtesy of an anonymous donor.)

#22035 175-watt Transformer made in 1958 thru 1964. Unlike most transformers, the connection posts weren't mounted horizontally on the front, but vertically on a platform extending out from the base. (Pictures above and below courtesy of Marcia Reynolds.)

#22040 110-watt Transformer made in 1957 thru 1958.

#22050 175-watt Transformer, the 5-digit version of the #16B, made in 1958. In fact, the earliest #22o50 transformers were #16Bs in a #22050 box. (Pictures above and below courtesy of Paul McDonald.)

#22060 175-watt Transformer made in 1958. (Picture courtesy of New England Toy & Train Exchange.)

#22080 300-watt Transformer made in 1958. (Photo courtesy of an anonymous donor.)

#22090 350-watt Transformer made in 1959 thru 1964. (Pictures above and below courtesy of G. Elliott.)

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