Stainless-steel on a GE 800?

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Originally Posted by decojoe67

'48 GE 800 "locomotive" . . . . . seems the metal control plate is stainless-steel!

Don't know, but I'd assume that you have an early production set before GE reduced the manufacturing cost.

I guess that Bob Anderson does not want to brag, but he also has a GE with a silver-colored front plate:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/7003980...7624032974455/

Some of those knob plates went so ugly during the set's life that they were refinished. Since the lettering was indented, it was easily done.

James