Re: C&S Brass, Any Scale, Listed on eBay

Posted by Jim Courtney on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Brass-Any-Scale-Listed-on-eBay-tp12787p16817.html

Yes, Christian, it is rare. Overland didn't import many of the early version of C&S number 5. Moreover, this is a one of a kind reworking and painting of the model. The Ridgeway spark arrestor and original tender would date the model to about 1918. I believe that the owner was inspired by this Otto Perry portrait of C&S 5 in Denver in 1918:




The headlight isn't quite right, looks like a modern electric headlight of Santa Fe heritage. And the model doesn't have the pneumatic sanders installed beginning about 1912.

This is what the stock O scale C&S 5 looked like custom painted:




But the listed model is nicely done, and is described as DDC installed. So an opening bid of about $700.00 seems quite reasonable.