VERY RARE
Two PEACH CREEK SHOP'S N SCALE MACARAC 168 TON TREADWELL BOTTLE CAR kits. Very RARE. Needed if you have or plan to have a Steel Factory (likeMe years ago). Purchased at Peach Tree shop in Laurel MD around 2007. Both new. One Unopened. Other opened to examine product and take photos. Parts bags not opened. Kit assembly information is included. This Treadwell Bottle Car aka a "Torpedo Car" has four four-wheel train trucks.
$120.00 for the pair of kits
A Treadwell bottle car is a type of railcar used to transport molten iron from one location to another. The car is named after its inventor, John Treadwell, who patented the design in 1868 . The prototype car was designed to transport molten iron in a bottle-shaped container that can be rotated to pour the iron out of the car . The Treadwell bottle car was used extensively in the steel industry in the late 19th and early 20th centurie
