Host John Truckenbrod and Classic Toy Trains’ Roger Carp share collector insights regarding the various iterations of barrel cars the Lionel Corp. produced, along with a look at the packaging for the barrels themselves. Then they check out the variety of products that were sold by dealers in clear plastic packaging – the more customers could see, the more they might buy!
Truck’s Toy Trains: Episode 11 – Postwar Lionel blister packs and barrel cars
By Hal | July 30, 2021
What was in the paper packet that came with the Barrel Car? Were the barrels turned from wood or were they plastic? It would have been interesting to see the Barrel Car actually working on a length of track (but perhaps not appropriate for a ‘collector model’!)