Original Condition
I purchased the locomotive at a bargain price as part of an estate sale. Unfortunately the locomotive had been poorly treated, with numerous dents in the skyline casing, and a broken and bent pilot. The locomotive also had a very poor paint job that would have to go! The tender was in relatively good shape other than the paint job and a few loose solder joints on some of the hand railings.
Here are a few pictures of the locomotive in its original condition:
Here are some of the dents in the skyline casing:
And the damaged front end…
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