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2-65 Hardware Plating
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 5:32 pm
by R J
I thought the 2-65 had gold-plated hardware. Did they manufacture other variations?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1930-33-Working ... 2287973463
Re: 2-65 Hardware Plating
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 6:44 pm
by CharliePhono
Interesting. I have a 2-65, and it indeed has the gold accents. Perhaps this was a military issue (what war was going on in 1930?) . . . or just a repaint (very thorough) by someone as the gold was wearing off. The horn deflector at the interior rear of the machine is normally also gold.
Re: 2-65 Hardware Plating
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:25 pm
by Oceangoer1
Yes, this is a normal variation of the 2-65. There was also a green one, and a maroon one, which both have gold lacquered hardware.
I see the green and maroon versions much more often, but I do not know how they rank in terms of rarity. I have this version (I call it the brown or black version), and its much more plain looking than the green and maroon. The only one of this set I don't have is the maroon version, which I'm still hoping to come across
