Toy Pullman Car

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Lionel Corporation New York, New York, founded 1900

Dateca. 1946

Mediummetal, plastic

Dimensions3 1/4 × 3 3/8 × 9 in. (8.3 × 8.6 × 22.9 cm)

ClassificationsRecreational Objects

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Eleanor D. Miller

Object numberPC1977.48.43

DescriptionThis metal toy pullman railroad car is a dark forest green and is elongated and rectangular. The toy's roof is black, while its sides feature small, raised dots that form a horizontal line across the surface. Seven windows are lined in a pale yellow color. On either side of the windows, there is a door also lined with the same pale yellow color. Underneath the windows reads "Pullman" in thin, gray lettering. The left and right lower sides of the surface read "2440" in the same thing, gray lettering. The end portion of the car features a small opening just above a small black hook or connector that is likely used to connect this railroad car to other toys. The toy railroad car comes with its cardboard box, which is a vibrant red color and is outlined in white. This box is in the shape of an elongated rectangle, and the cover features a dark navy blue and white rectangle in the middle reading "Lionel" in dark blocky lettering. Underneath this reads "Electric" in spread-apart red lettering. The bottom of the shape reads "Trains" in the same dark blocky lettering. Just outside the center box, it reads "2440" in the lower left corner and horizontally on the side of the front cover. The side edge of the toy box features two long stripes, with a dark one at the bottom and a white one resting directly above it. The top white stripe reads "The Lionel Corporation" in dark, blocky lettering, while the number "2440" remains visible in the upper left-hand corner, just above the stripes.

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