Unique Lines Trains

HISTORY OF UNIQUE

The Unique Art Manufacturing Company added clockwork and electric tinplate trains to its existing toy line in 1949. The trains were priced at the low-priced end of the market, where they could not compete with Marx. Unique decided to stay with its existing lines of toys and office supplies and ended production of the trains in 1951.

Unique Lines trains were little known and short-lived, being produced only from 1949 to 1951. This Tender and Caboose are presumably quite rare.

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Donald Gorsuch Collection 2

…Continued from Donald Gorsuch Collection 1.

Here are more pictures of the Donald Gorsuch model train collection, taken as they were packed up.

Hafner #3057 Caboose
Hafner #1010 0-4-0 Clockwork Locomotive
Hafner #115041 Locomotive Body

Hafner #2000 Clockwork Locomotive
Hafner #90131 Tender
Hafner #4825 Santa Fe Refrigerator
Hafner Pullman
Hafner Observation

Unknown Caboose
Unique Lines Tender
Unique Lines Caboose

Marx #490 0-4-0 Locomotive
Marx New York Central Plastic Tender
Marx 6-inch Baltimore & Ohio Gondola
Marx 6-inch #556 New York Central Caboose

Three Marx #898 0-4-0 Clockwork Locomotives

Lionel Prewar #1688 Locomotive Body on Marx Drive
Marx #999 0-4-0 Locomotive
Marx #400 0-4-0 Locomotive

Marx #112 Lehigh Valley Diesel
Marx #95050 Lehigh Valley Plastic Caboose
Marx Penn Central Plastic Caboose
Marx Penn Central Plastic Tender

Lionel #6017 Caboose
Auburn #97786 hopper CEI grey
KMT #35543 caboose US Space Research yellow
KMT #401090 flat car USA yellow

Lionel Prewar #258 0-4-0 Electric Locomotive
Lionel Prewar #2689TX Tender

Lionel Prewar #655 Boxcar
Lionel Prewar Tank Car
Lionel Prewar #657 Caboose

Continued in Donald Gorsuch Collection 3…