Hello all,
I need to assist my father in liquidating his extensive collection of trains. He isn't able to help out with info that I might need to sort out details of a particular item I have questions with. Below is a link for pre 1960's items that I will eventually post once I can estimate the prices for the individual pieces. The question that I have is in four items I looked at while taking photos. The cars are 341, 342, 343, and 344 with their respective boxes. They appear in great condition given their age which has me speculating on the idea that they might have been restored, in particularly the roofs. Maybe they are in just great shape? The other clue is that each of them has metal bogies that are pop riveted on instead of with screws or a C clip. None have their axles. I just wanted to see if selling them as is would appeal to someone with the original cast trucks and is searching for a very nice body for each. Thank you.
Roman

https://imgur.com/a/LCUyNzn

Hello Kurt,
Thank you for your time and reply. My focus in collecting has always been in my generation's time. The older items have definitely held up. I will post in the forum for sale in the near future.
Roman

I have 341, 42, 43, 44 in comparable condition. When I purchased them some of the wheels and cast bogies had suffered from Zinc pest. I obtained replacement parts from Ritter and Paul in the US. I am afraid I attached the bogies with screws. They are my favourite wagons. In another post, Paul dated the boxes from 1943 to 1946. Yours look very nice.

Mike