LGB Chloe and LGBchen - Part 2

 By 1995 the Chloe was manufactured and ready to be distributed:

LGB 20130 w/ LGB 30430 Grizzly Flats cars
Courtesy of ebay.com/hrastovi42012

The 1995 LGBoA flyer/brochure

Courtesy of Champex-Linden

advertised the Chloe prominently at first exclusively for the American market. A year later it was also offered to the German and European LGB customers. The ad already mentions the LGB 30430 Grizzly Flats cars that were offered at the same time but separately. The LGB 20130 listed for US$ 299.00 and the cars for US$ 59.00 each.

The complete package if purchased together would have looked like this:

LGB 20130 w/ LGB 30430 Grizzly Flats cars
Courtesy of ebay.com/hrastovi42012

Also advertised in the LGB NEWS 1995 was the LGBchen 20140 which portrayed the industrial field loco of the late 1800's and early 1900's:

They were listed at US$ 269.00 and currently go for about US$ 390.00

By 1999 LGBoA listed both engines as "about to be sold out".

When sales volume in 1996 signaled a good market acceptance for both little engines LGB set out to do them again in a slightly varied manner. Thus the molds were reused into the LGB 22130

LGB 22130 - Courtesy of proxibid.com

and the LGB 21140

LGB 21140 - Courtesy of ebay.com/sfelectric

 

The Olomana was priced at US$ 280.00 and the LGB O & K (21140) at US$ 270.00. The Olomana is hard to find these days and should NOT be mistaken with the new Maerklin/Simba-Dickie 23130. They seem a look-alike but that's were it stops. Small but important quality differences (wheels, color, workmanship) prove the Old LGB the superior and more valuable loco. They came onto the market in 1998 both in USA and in Germany/Europe.

Another debut was the LGB 72560 where the 21130 featured prominently as the (Chloe) Christmas loco with "Santa Clause" on the loco label and two Chistmas decorated open passenger cars

LGB 72560 - Courtesy of Only Trains

LGB 72560 original packaging - Courtesy of liveauctions.com

This set was originally advertised in the 1997 LGBoA Info 97 and the set was available that Christmas.

LGBoA Info 97 pg 2/2- Courtesy of Champex-Linden
Focus on the middle of the photo to find the "Chloe" Christmas set

It is extremely rare to find a complete set with box, tracks & documentation these days. Values are up. Klaus has had but one single loco from a complete set on his workbench since he began shop here in the USA. The motor in this Santa loco is probably about to give up since it has been in the loco since 1997 and the life span of an Chloe/LGBchen motor is about 7-10 years depending on the run time (at Christmas). Klaus does have the motors and does motor exchanges and maintenance service on all the Chloe/ LGBchen engines. Spare parts are rare. If you are in need of any parts, contact Klaus by email/phone and he will do what it takes to keep your (LGB) engines running!

+++++++++++++++++++++++ to be continued............................