Lot # 129 - Lionel Train - Mercury Capsule Carrying Car (unused) & Book

Opening Bid : $ 5.00
Start Date/Time: 24-Apr-2024 7:00:00 AM
End Date/Time: 01-May-2024 9:08:00 PM
Current bid:

$27.00

Highest bidder:

Hotdist

Auction has ended

Description :

Lot includes a Project Mercury carrying car from Lionel Trains & a vintage young person's book on Project Mercury.

Die-cast carrying car from Lionel Trains of Michigan.  Brilliant blue sprung trailer with a pair of black/grey space capsules.  Measures 11.25" L x 3.5" H. Comes in original box. Box has been opened, but it appears the train car was not removed from interior packaging. Model #6-26026 from 2001. 

PROJECT MERCURY by James Haggerty. Softcover. 1961, Scholastic Publishing (New York NY). 63 pages. Middle school reading level. In used condition with some marks & yellowing. 

Note: there is another Lionel Train up for bid in Lot #16


Auction History

Highest bidder is Hotdist

Date Bid User
01-May-2024 8:06:52 PM $27.00 Hotdist
30-Apr-2024 9:15:29 PM $19.00 ddrr66
29-Apr-2024 12:47:09 PM $17.00 blue_cricket
28-Apr-2024 11:09:12 PM $9.00 Tom2T84
24-Apr-2024 2:47:37 PM $5.00 howard26

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