American Flyer Complete Railroad System
Catalog illustration courtesy of
myflyertrains.net
This illustration is from the 1946 American Flyer Consumer Catalog.
Click on the illustration to examine it in greater detail.
The Dealer Display Suggestion"Moreover, experience proves that there is virtually no
limit to the amount of cars, track, equipment, etc., the scale model
railroader will buy once you have planted the "system" idea in his head. The
more he has, the more he still wants."
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Ad Mats for the 4622 and 4624 sets and
illustration of 4624 set |
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4622 Ad Mat
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4624 Illustration |
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Notes 1 In The Almost Complete Guide to American Flyer S Gauge Sets, by Robert J. Tufts, Flyernut Publishing, Chantilly, VA, 1999, Mr. Tufts has noted that the 4624 was also referred to as the 4622A (Page 8), but does not list that nomenclature in his full listing of sets. (Page 48) After considering other information provided by collector Lonny Beno, it appears unlikely that the 4622A nomenclature is a reference to the 4624 substitute set. While an A suffix was normally used to indicate an AC powered set, as the 4624 certainly was, that set contained totally different locomotives and also some different rolling stock and accessories. The nomenclature of 4622A can be found on a late 1946 version of the Eastern zone price list but it is unlikely that the set referred to on that price list was the substitute 4624 set, as the price shown was much higher than that charged for the substitute set. In that price list, the 4622A had a price of $187.50. An advertising mat for what is obviously the 4624 set shows a price of $139.50. Since an "A" suffix was generally used to indicate an AC set, it is possible that Gilbert had planned an AC version of the 4622 set, but never produced it, settling instead on the 4624 substitute set for the rest of 1946, with the DC 4622 set released in 1947. I am grateful to Lonny Beno for his assistance in developing this page. |