American Flyer De Luxe Lamp Post 2210

From the acquisition of the American Flyer train product line in 1938, the A. C. Gilbert Company included street lamps in the cataloged product line. Several models were developed over the years along with those inherited from the American Flyer Manufacturing Company in Chicago. The first street lights cataloged were the No. 233 and No. 2210 carryovers from Chicago Flyer. The first Gilbert American Flyer designs were the No. 579 Single bulb and No. 580 Dual bulb street lamps which entered the catalog in 1940.

After the World War II suspension of toy production, Gilbert American Flyer continued the cataloging of the No. 579 and No. 580 lamp posts. These die cast metal lamp posts were added to with plastic lamp posts and in the final two years of production, the All Aboard panels had dummy lamp posts as part of the scenic panels.

American Flyer De Luxe Lamp Post

1938

Only included in the 1938 Gilbert American Flyer catalog, the No. 2210 De Luxe Lamp Post was fabricated with sheet metal and enamel painted. Clearly a continuation of the Chicago Flyer product line, it complimented the larger O gauge trains that also came from Chicago Flyer. As the larger trains were phased out, this lamp post was also removed from the catalog making it a one year Gilbert product.