Class A sheathed smokebox.

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Hi Chris,

Sorry for the delayed reply.  My email has been down.
I am currently still in Japan and my "A"'s are in Woodstock, IL, so I will have to re-check them when I return at the end of the month.

Vic Chudoba

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Subject: Class A sheathed smokebox.

Hi Vic,

I have a few of the MTH Class A engines as well and they do not have the sheathed smokebox. It should not be painted grey if it had the sheathed smokebox. 

Most of the Class A engines as far as I can tell did not have the sheathed smoke boxes.

I’ve seen the photos of the 1213, 1214 and 1218 with the sheathed smokebox.

I saw a video with the 1217 in it that has the sheathed smokebox. It was taken during the 1957 Railroad Convention.

Chris





> Ken?
> 
> Thank you for the photos!  It looks like most of the ?A? photos I have include the jacketing.  The ?coffin? feedwater heater on the other locomotive is what I was thinking of, although I had forgotten the purpose.
> 
> The three MTH ?A??s that I have on my ?O?-gauge layout appear to have the smokebox jacketing in a grey color.  My layout is not really large enough to justify two in the lead and one as a pusher with only about 30 hoppers between them, but they can sure fill the room with lots of smoke and make for interesting conversations with visitors!
> 
> Vic Chudoba

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