Coupler Only by A.C. Gilbert
Manufacturer:
A.C. Gilbert
Category:
Coupler Only
Model Number:
520
Scale:
S
Product Type:
A.F.-compatible
Material:
plastic
Color:
black
Sold:
assembled
Introduced:
1954
Notes:
The #520 was produced from 1954 through 1956. It was designed to convert existing link coupler trucks to the new knuckle coupler trucks. The #520 was packaged in a tan envelop as show in the photo and contained two knuckle couplers and split rivets to attach the knuckle coupler to the older-style link trucks. The brass tube was used to remove the existing link coupler from the truck assembly. From a collector's standpoint, the value of this item requires the original packaging.
(image copyright © Ted Hamler; used by permission)