Industrial Works used sequential alphabet letters to identify their crane products.
They made it to “Z” (rated 200-ton) by 1923.
Reference URL: https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id= ... up;seq=114
I’m not certain how Industrial Brownhoist continued their product identification by the time X215 was manufactured.
The American Flyer 944 toy does have the same revolving superstructure and boom as the X215.
The window(s) on the back of the 250-ton diesel cranes are a helpful identifier.
The back window on the toy and rear window on the X215 are the same horizontal pane arrangement.
Later diesels have two vertical windows on the rear of the cab housing.
For whatever reason, A.C. Gilbert fitted their toy crane with what appeared to be Commonwealth trucks
which I don’t believe were ever installed on any real IB crane.
(I’d love to see a real IB crane, or photo of wrecker with commonwealth trucks installed if it’s out there.)
Still sifting through what remaining scraps of data can be found on IB cranes.
At least three different styles of booms are installed on 1950’s built IB cranes, and they may be
identified with letters. I’m not certain.
A couple years ago, someone saw the 1-1/2”scale IB wrecker sitting in my driveway in Lansing, Mi.,
and tossed a 2003 BN Expediter Volume 11, Number 1 newsletter on my front porch.
(They must have felt sorry for me ; )
The fruits of John T’s crane research are displayed in that issue with an outline dimension drawing of a 1954 Industrial Brownhoist 250-ton diesel crane with a type “B” boom. The American Flyer toy, and the X215 have what could be considered the more popular boom arrangement, but I’m not certain what letter if any would identify the boom style they were outfitted with.
John
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