Set, Train
Object number2007.167.601 a,b
Manufacturer
Marx Trains
OriginElmhurst, IL
MediumTin; Plastic; Cardboard
Credit LineTransfer from George Westinghouse Museum Foundation
DescriptionWhite, red, and black tin box car with a white cardboard box.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth (a): 2.875 x 8.25 x 1.875 in. (7.3 x 21 x 4.8 cm)Height x Width x Depth (b): 2 x 9.875 x 3 in. (5.1 x 25.1 x 7.6 cm)
Inscriptions(a) Yellow handwritten text on the base states "001/200".
(b) Black text on the colorless sticker states "WESTINGHOUSE / 1890 BOXCAR".
Marks(a) Black text on the left of the long sides state "WESTINGHOUSE / INTER-WORKS / RAILWAY CO."
Black text on the long sides, near the base, states "18901 / Equipped with Westinghouse / Air Brakes".
Black text on the sliding doors state "W. I-W. R. CO."
Black text under the picture of George Westinghouse Jr. states "1846 - 1914".
Red text on the red doors state "M / R".
Red text next to the red doors state "7717".
(b) Black text on the side with the train states "MARX / TRAINS / STEAMING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY".
Black text on the opposite side states "MARX / TRAINS / CAUTION: THIS IS AN ADULT COLLECTABLE, NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN. TIN CONSTRUCTION / MAY PRESENT A CUT HAZARD IF HANDLED IMPROPERLY".
Black text on the narrow sides state "MARX TRAINS / 209 EAST BUTTERFIELD ROAD / SUITE 228 / ELMHURST, ILLINOIS 60126 / MADE IN USA".
Black text on the small sides state "ONE ONLY".
Related person
George Westinghouse Jr.
(1846 - 1914)
Related institution
Westinghouse Interworks Railway Company
On View
Not on view
1988-1989
Westinghouse Learning Corporation
American Safety Table Company
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
