Gold Leaf versus Dulux Gold
- From: "cnr3304" <andym@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: cpsig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:16:48 -0000
The stories of the discontinuation of gold leaf in the 1930's are false.
The photographs and company documentation show that gold leaf continued much
later.
I have a colour photo of restoration of business car #32, ex. LAKE CHAMCOOK.
What was found underneath the paint was the original gold leaf lettering
left behind from when the car was repainted and lettered to car #32 in 1962.
Follow the link to the photos I posted in 2006.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpsig/photos/album/1797169829/pic/1214136678/v
iew?picmode=&mode=tn&order=ordinal&start=1&count=20&dir=asc
I also have many drawings and internal CPR documents, including car cost and
delivery reports, that pinpoint the date change from gold leaf to gold paint
for passenger locomotive and cars is late 1949.
You're welcome to come by anytime and see the documentation.
Jeff
You are correct, Jeff.
For some reason, CDS used the date 1939 to signify that gold leaf was only used
up until then on their lettering descriptions. This is false as seen on the
CPR lettering arrangements Jeff mentions.
On the other hand, Van Hobbies always provided decals that were gold leaf. The
lettering is inaccurate though both in dimension and font.
It would not be unreasonable to conclude that gold leaf was phased out
starting late 1949 or in the early 1950's. This would not have been an all at
once shopping but more of an as-needed approach. So it is quite possible some
locos escaped the Dulux Gold until the mid 1950's.
As a comparison, the CNR started using its raised cab numerals late 1948/early
1949 to phase out its use of gold leaf. These cab numerals were painted in CNR
Yellow #11 (dulux gold). Some CNR fans falsely believe that this happened in
1939/1940 but I have a magazine article announcing it in 1948.
The two roads would have stopped use of gold leaf as a cost cutting measure but
I can't believe that the raised cab numerals that CNR used were a cheap
replacement.
Perhaps this is why later CPR steam did not receive number plates. ie the G5
class; whereas, the CNR liked to use them until the end. Then again, when the
CPR started going streamlined, the use of number plates was dropped and the G5
was built during the streamlined era.
cheers,
Andy Malette
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