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John Barry
Tom, The 1910 era 4 foot herald was discontinued in 1921 in favor of a 3 foot herald. These heralds used the thinner extended serif font similar to Bookman Old Style seen throughout the depression and WWII. In 1958, Santa Fe changed the herald font to a wider, more rounded style similar to Cooper Black. That new font was also used in the giant circle & cross heralds introduced in 1959. In addition to the 2' herald on the Bx-39 Steve spotted in the builder's photo, 2' heralds also appeared on the Fe-26, Bx-48, Ga-52, Ga-58 and Ga-65. Some other repaints also got the 2' herald if the shop didn't have the correct 3 foot stencil, but that was rare. John Barry ATSF North Bay Lines Golden Gates & Fast Freights Lovettsville, VA 707-490-9696
On Monday, May 23, 2022, 05:52:27 PM EDT, Tom Lawler <tjlawler@...> wrote:
Hi all, I am building a couple Sunshine Bx-39’s. I don’t want a Hide Service car. I need them as built. Would I be correct in assuming that 4 ft heralds were on the “as built” car instead of the 2 ft heralds (provided in kit) for Hide Service? Thanks for the help. Tom |
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Steve SANDIFER
Pullman birthday photo shows 2' herald. Always 2' herald.
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The hide cars are numbered 40180-40224, the regular cars were 151092-151491. J. Stephen Sandifer -----Original Message-----
From: main@RealSTMFC.groups.io <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> On Behalf Of Tom Lawler Sent: Monday, May 23, 2022 4:52 PM To: Steam Era Freightcars <main@RealSTMFC.groups.io> Subject: [RealSTMFC] ATSF Bx-39 Question Hi all, I am building a couple Sunshine Bx-39’s. I don’t want a Hide Service car. I need them as built. Would I be correct in assuming that 4 ft heralds were on the “as built” car instead of the 2 ft heralds (provided in kit) for Hide Service? Thanks for the help. Tom |
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Tom Lawler
Hi all,
I am building a couple Sunshine Bx-39’s. I don’t want a Hide Service car. I need them as built. Would I be correct in assuming that 4 ft heralds were on the “as built” car instead of the 2 ft heralds (provided in kit) for Hide Service? Thanks for the help. Tom |
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