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I was out picking today and found this under an old house. It is what is left of a 1930's Streamliner Train Set engine, The Stafford Liner No. 1006.
The second photograph is what it is supposed to look like.
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Thank you very much Pop_abides
LOVE IT:) NOW THAT IS AN AMAZING LUXURY LINER !!!!! I WOULD SAY BIG TIME :) VERY COOL:)
Thank you very much for the kind words BELLIN68. It was saying "take me home"!!
Thank you very much vanskyock24 & officialfuel for visiting!
and you did take him home :) how cool:)
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I couldn't leave it there!!
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What I want to know is how did you lift the house to get it! Great piece, I don't know how I missed it last week!
Thank you very much trunkman!
How did I lift the house to get it? VERY, VERY carefully!!! :)
Most houses around here are pier and beam construction, the older ones can have some great stuff thrown under them over the years.
Thank you very much gargoylecollector & pwsest1944 for the love and stopping by.