Hello: I am wondering if anyone call tell me anything about a Lionel #60 standard gauge loco. Also marked FAOS which I assume is a reference to FAO Swartz toy company. I can’t find anything about this loco on Google which is odd to me.
Any and all info appreciated. Thank you. Tried to attach a pic here but couldn’t figure it out.
Here’s what Greenberg’s Guide to Lionel Trains 1901-1942 Volume I has to say:
“60: ca. 1915; 0-4-0; uncataloged F.A.O. Schwarz Special, same as 33, but rubber-stamped ‘FAOS 60’; black. NRS [No Recorded Sales]”
Greenberg has a great deal more to say about the 33.
Thanks! Sounds like it might be a slightly scarce piece.
I guess I’ll hold on to it.
Doesn’t mention what rolling stock it was sold with by chance?
No.
The “Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains 1900-1942” by David Doyle corroborates Greenberg’s guide:
"60: In the mid-1910’s, Lionel produced a run of its 33 0-B-0 locomotives especially for F. A. O. Schwartz. The ‘FAOS 60’ markings were rubber-stamped in black.
RARITY: Too rarely, if ever, traded to establish pricing."
There weere two others, the FAOS No. 61 was a special No. 42 and the FAOS No. 62 was a No. 38. Since all three are reported as having “black rubber-stamped markings,” the body paint color was probably light.
Becky