The Brown Book of Brass Locomotives, 3rd Edition
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| Rating | : | 4.49 (836 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0801983959 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"The best available resource on American HO Scale brass" according to A Customer. The purpose of this book is to provide a catalog of all HOScale brassmodel locomotives imported into the United States through about 1992. The second purpose is to provide technical and price information to perspective buyers or evaluators of "preowned" brass. Mr. Glaab does an excellent job with the first function. The book is divided into locomotive types (steam, rod, geeared, narrow-gauge, d. Brown Book of Brass Locos; Good Handy reference book as to the rarity any value of brass locomotives. But it was published in 199Brown Book of Brass Locos; Good Jose Zimme Handy reference book as to the rarity any value of brass locomotives. But it was published in 1994 (Third edition), nearly 20 years ago. I think this is the latest and last edition. Contains good info, but does not have current locomotives listed.. (Third edition), nearly 20 years ago. I think this is the latest and last edition. Contains good info, but does not have current locomotives listed.. Michael M said Easy to understand. Made it very easy to value my fathers collection? I had no idea how to value his collection but this one book made it very easy and accurate.
It contains many detailed photographs, charts and information on class and type, builder and importer, as well as providing current resale prices for thousands of brass locomotives. This index and price guide to brass model locomotives should provide collectors with up-to-date information on HO scale locomotives. Information on maintenance, handling, modifications, factory and custom painting is given, as is advice on building and displaying a collection.