Need help with a Lionel hopper.....

• Need help with a Lionel hopper.....
  Posted by tsullivan968 on 07 Aug, 2013 21:21
• Hello everyone and thank you for reading my post.  I have had in my collection for the last 30 years a Lionel hopper which I believe may be quite rare.  I have taken this hopper to many train shows and have had many dealers look at and examine it, yet none of them seem to be able to shed any light on it for me.  It is a 6476 hopper which seems pretty basic, until you look closer.....The hopper is painted Tuscan red, is only heat stamped on one side, and is actually a blue bodied car.  Can anyone help me with this?  I can post pics if that would help.
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• #1 Reply
  Posted by Paint on 08 Aug, 2013 01:21
• ebay has the hoppers the ones painted was in the late 40's
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  Posted by tsullivan968 on 09 Aug, 2013 08:13
• Yes I am aware of that. My point was that it is actually a blue body and is only heat stamped on one side. That is what surprised me about it. Thank you for your reply.
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  Posted by djacobsen on 22 Aug, 2013 12:47
• tsullivan,
  here's what I could find on 6476 hoppers.
  You'll have to follow the link:
  
  http://www.postwarlionel.com/cgi-bin/postwar?ITEM=6476
  
  There is always the possibility that what you are calling Blue is actually
  a 6476 Grey Unmarked Hopper, that had been repainted by a previous owner.
  
  http://www.postwarlionel.com/cgi-bin/postwar?ITEM=hopper
  
  Then again, it's always possible that you do have an uncatalogued
  hopper that was made as an in house experiment and not made for sale.
  
  Dave
  
  
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  Posted by tsullivan968 on 22 Aug, 2013 15:15
• First of all, thank you for your help. The hopper is definitely blue however.
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