Three 0 ga. Hirth Century RH Switches +2 Gargraves Switches Lionel 072 T-rail

Description: Note: This is a Buy-It-Now Auction with Immediate Payment Required. U.S. Sale only! Watch my Buy-It-Now items. Check back frequently. Expect a few days handling time. Not Lionel 072 or T-Rail (Sorry). Lot includes three 0 gauge righthand switches made by Hirth Hobbies in Chicago in the early-mid 1950s. Straight rail is 15" long. Hirth advertised these as the "Century" switch because Lionel trains could go through them at 100 scale miles and hour. A weakness was that the small coils concealed under the switch burned out easily. Also included are an early pair (RH & LH) of Gargraves Switches (straight rail 14.5" long). Note these have the simple pivoting rails like some prewar switches that enable prewar trains with large flanges to go through them without bouncing on guides. They also have plastic, not wooden bases. The switch machines are Tenshodo. Anything that covered the machines is missing. Also included is one GarGraves controller still in plastic. That I set these aside long ago to sell indicates that they will need work to operate, so are sold "as-is," untested, as parts. Covered with dust. No pins in any of them. A sliver of plastic is broken out of the base of one of the Hirth switches, attached with tape. Another Hirth has a "bite" out of the plastic base under the rails at one end. Only one Hirth has the cardboard coil cover. Rare find if you can fix them up.Shipping for this item: U.S. Mainland by USPS: See calculator. This is a U.S. Sale only! Excess postage will be refunded. Again, expect a few days before it is mailed. There will be absolutely no personal deliveries or pick-ups. Payment: Immediate Payment required upon Buy-It-Now. PayPal and other payment options managed by Ebay. Please do not ask for other terms.

Price: 70 USD

Location: Bethesda, Maryland

End Time: 2024-11-09T16:41:40.000Z

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