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Original Boxes

This Web Page Last Updated: October 25, 2026

This page contains our current inventory of Postwar Lionel original boxes. It includes component boxes, master cartons and set boxes.

* * * Grading Summary: A "grade 10" is Spectacular! A "grade 1" is downright ugly.
* * * Click on "Grade" in the 4th column heading for a full explanation of grading.

Postwar Lionel Original Boxes
Postwar Lionel Original Component Boxes:
# DescriptionStyleGradePriceDetails
55 Tie Jector Late Classic 8+ $ 30 Photo.
A box for the 55 Tie Jector sold from 1957-61:
Another view.
Flaws: tears, scuffs, some discoloration; missing the small square cardboard end spacer. The box is SOLID: fairly clean, square and sturdy!
Photo of the box insert.

First 55 Tie Jector box in collector-quality condition we have ever had available for separate sale! It will represent an upgrade for many collectors.
448 Missile
Firing
Range Set		 Picture 6 $ 35 A box for the Missile Firing Ranger Set from 1961-63:
Photo.
Flaws: tears, creases, punctures, lots of tape inside, glue residue, distorted; no insert.
Another view.
Has various imperfections, but this is a very, very tough box to find!
Photo of the front.
The front has a depiction of the contents -- one of the few boxes where Lionel showed the consumer what was inside!
Photo of the back.

First 448 box we have ever had available for separate sale!
646 Steamer Corr 8+ $ 55 An Express Container Corp. box for the 646 steam engine from early 1954:
Photo of the sealed end.
This unusual box has blue printing on it.
Photo of the open end.
Flaws: tears, tape residue, a few light stains.
Photo of the manufacturer's data.
Has a well-made reproduction insert (liner) and this box is SOLID: clean, square and sturdy!
Photo of the reproduction insert.

The 646 Steamer was sold as an "O" Gauge locomotive and it is harder to find than its "027" gauge counterpart -- the 2046. The 646 box is much harder to find than a 2046 box; this is the first Express Container 646 box we have ever had available for separate sale!
The following boxes are for the 2016 Steamer and 6026W Square Tender Boxes from 1956
and are being sold as a package:
2016 Steamer Corr 8 |
|
\ / 		A black-lettered corrugated box for the obscure 2-6-4 Prairie-type Steamer!
Photo of the engine box.
Flaws: tears, creases, minor stains; glue residue; "aged" look.
Another view of the box.
The box is solid: clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no un-original tape anywhere!
Photo of the side with the manufacturer's information.
A very hard box to find for a seldom-seen engine! Only the third 2016 box that we have ever had available for separate sale!
6026W Whistling
(Square)
Tender 		Late Classic 8+ |
|
\ / 		A nice box for the "coffin" tender:
Photo of the tender box.
Flaws: tears, creases; tape inside.
Another view.
The box is solid: clean, complete, square and sturdy!
Two more views.
It is also the correct "Late Classic" box (with interior coupler flaps and no insert) for a tender from 1956.
Price: $45 plus shipping for both boxes described above.

If you have the 2016/6026W loco/tender combination in nice shape but without the boxes, here is an opportunity to bring those items up to collector value!
2018 Steamer Corr 7 $ 25 A box for the 2018 steam engine sold in 1956:
Photo of the open end.
This corrugated box was made by the Kraft / St. Joe Paper Co. and has the year (designated as "6") preprinted on one of the long sides of the box.
Photo of the sealed end.
Flaws: tears, creases, glue residue, mildly distorted.
Photo showing the manufacturer's information.
The box is clean, complete and sturdy plus there is no un-original tape anywhere!

This is the first 2018 Kraft / St. Joe Paper Co. box we have ever had!
2434 Illuminated
Pullman Car 		Middle Classic 8+ $ 45 A nice box for the red-lettered Newark Pullman sold in 1954 and 1955:
Photo.
Flaws: minor tears; creases; slight depression; small amount of discoloration.
Another view.
The box is solid: fairly clean, complete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere!
Two more views.

It is the nicest 2434 box we have ever offered for sale separately!
2457 Pennsylvania Caboose Art Deco 7 $ 35 A box for the illuminated tinplate N5 caboose sold in 1945 and 1946:
Photo.
This box is the earlier version of the Art Deco style without the Toy Logo symbol.
Another view.
Flaws: tears, creases, scuffs, tape inside, "aged" look.
A third view.
The box is clean, complete, square and sturdy!
Photo of the insert.

This is the first 2457 box we have ever had available for separate sale!
3349 Turbo Missile Launching Car Picture 6 $ 25 A rather hard-to-find box for the Turbo Missile Launching Car sold from 1962-65:
Photo.
Flaws: missing both interior coupler flaps, tears, creases, slight bulge, tape residue, glue residue, tape inside.
Another view.
Even with the imperfections, this box is decent as it is clean, fairly square and sturdy!
Two more views.

The box is very, very uncommon as most of the 3349s came unboxed in sets.
6014-85Box Car Late Classic 6+ $35 A very hard-to-find box for either the orange Frisco "plugged-door" boxcar from 1957 OR the orange Bosco "plugged-door" boxcar from 1958:
Photo.
Flaws: tears, creases, tape inside, tape residue, glue residue.
Another view.
This box is very presentable as it is clean, complete, square and sturdy.
Two more views.

Only the second 6014-85 box we have ever had available for separate sale!
6119-100 D. L. & W.
Work Caboose 		BOLD Classic 7 $35 Photo.
A box for the D. L. & W. Work Caboose with a red cab and a gray tool bin. This is the correct box for a 6119 caboose from 1958.
Another view.
Flaws: tears, creases, tape inside, no insert. This box is very presentable as it has both end flaps and all four inner flaps plus it is clean, square and sturdy!
Two more views.

The 6119-100 box is scarce and it is much harder to find than the caboose!
6417 Caboose Middle Classic 7+ $ 25 A box for the Pennsylvania N5c porthole caboose sold in 1954 & 1955:
Photo.
Flaws: tears, small dent, scuffs, "aged" look, "period" writing.
Another view.
A solid box: clean, compete, square and sturdy -- plus there is no tape anywhere!
Two more views.

An old store advertising stamping provides a glimpse of the history of this item: the caboose was originally sold by The Model Craft Shop, a popular store that was located at 115 South George Street in York, PA!
6437 Caboose Picture 6 $ 15 A box for the Pennsylvania porthole caboose sold from 1966-68:
Photo.
Flaws: one end flap is faded, tears, creases, scuffs, stains, tape inside.
Another view.
A decent box: clean, complete, square and sturdy!
Two more views.

This is the first 6437 Picture box we have ever had available for separate sale.
6464-25 Great Northern
Boxcar 		Middle Classic 7 $ 45 A decent box for the Great Northern Boxcar sold in 1953 & 1954:
Photo.
Flaws: tears, creases, tape inside, glue residue.
Another view.
This box is SOLID: clean, complete, square and sturdy!
Two more views.

This is the first 6464-25 box we have ever has available for separate sale!

Box Types
AbbreviationDescription ~~~ Abbreviation Description
Art Deco Orange & blue; bold blue lettering ~~~ Hagers Hagerstown
Early Classic Orange & Blue w/ San Francisco ~~~ Hills Hillside
Middle Classic Numbers on all sides; no San Fran ~~~ O Corr Orange Corrugated
OPS Classic Preprinted OPS stamp on side ~~~ Perf Orange & White Perforated Panel
Late Classic Numbers only on end flaps ~~~ Pic Orange & White Picture
Bold Classic Much bolder print on end flaps ~~~ W Corr White Corrugated
Glossy Later Coated stock ~~~ Win Window
Corr Brown Corrugated ~~~ Y Corr Yellow Corrugated
C Perf Corrugated; Perforated Panel ~~~ FO Factory Overstamped

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