AMERICAN FLYER ORIGINAL PREWAR O GAUGE TINPLATE No. 231 COALING STATION “RARE”. 231 COALING STATION, MADE IN 1935-36, O / O27 GAUGE, RARE VERY HARD TO FIND ITEM, IN 45+ YEARS COLLECTING PRE & POSTWAR GAUGE TRAINS, THIS IS THE FIRST I HAVE SEEN. This American Flyer No. 231 coaling station, which is a tin lithographed item, was introduced in 1935 and was included in ONLY THREE cataloged sets of that year and TWO uncataloged sets of 1936. MEANING NOT MANY OF THESE WERE MADE, another interesting note about the coaling station is that it was NEVER cataloged for separate sale and the only reference I have seen to its number of No. 231 is on the “COPY” of the original operating instructions(that’s included in sale). The coaling station is very simple to assemble and operate, one just has to slide the legs in the slots on the side and put track through the legs to assemble it, and then pull the lever to release the chute, the movable portion of the roof (which coincidentally is the same piece of metal as a 500 series American Flyer caboose cupola roof), slides to reveal an opening to which the unit can be loaded and the lever on the end releases the chute to unload it the three black what I believe are marbles??? Are included in sale. WHAT SEE IN THE PICTURE IS WHAT YOU RECEIVE SO CAREFULLY EXAMINE THE PICTURES PROVIDED TO AFFIRM CONDITION. I HAVE TRIED TO REPRESENT THIS ITEM AS FAIRLY AND ACCURATELY AS POSSIBLE.
