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Super Market (Large)

SM-7

Super Market (Large)

Year Introduced: 1953

Total Pieces: 7

SM-7

SM-7

1613

1613

Green front, tan sides, brown roof, black letters

Green front, tan sides, brown roof, black letters

Green front, tan sides, red roof, red letters

Green front, tan sides, red roof, red letters

Super Market (small)

SM-6

Super Market (small)

Year Introduced: 1950

Total Pieces: 7

There were two different paper windows inserts made — one with dark background and one with light background.

#SM-6 original box has two different sets of paper window inserts.

SM-6

SM-6

White sides, red roof, white inserts

White sides, red roof, white inserts

White sides, red roof, black inserts

White sides, red roof, black inserts

Gas Station (large)

GO-3

Gas Station (large)
Gas Station With Auto

Year Introduced: 1955

Total Pieces: 18

GO-3

GO-3

1800

1800

1909

1909

5800

5800

White sides, red roof, with Plasticville logo

White sides, red roof, with Plasticville logo

White sides, red roof, no Plasticville logo

White sides, red roof, no Plasticville logo

White sides, red roof, Cheltenham stickers

White sides, red roof, Cheltenham stickers

Gas Station (small)

Gas Station (small)

Year Introduced: 1950

Total Pieces: 10

Variation #3 is likely from the 1980’s issues

GO-2

GO-2

1962 (45962)

1962 (45962)

White sides, red roof, white insert

White sides, red roof, white insert

White sides, red roof, black insert

White sides, red roof, black insert

White sides, red roof, no colored letters

White sides, red roof, no colored letters

Frosty Bar

FB-1

Frosty Bar

Year Introduced: 1954

Total Pieces: 12

Frosty Bars from 1955 had a silverized/chrome counter. These can be found for each of the first four color combinations.

The last two color variations are from the 1997-99 series.

FB-1

FB-1

1401

1401

45606

45606

Salmon sides, white base, roof & front

Salmon sides, white base, roof & front

White sides, salmon base, roof & front

White sides, salmon base, roof & front

Yellow sides, white base, roof & front

Yellow sides, white base, roof & front

White sides, yellow base, roof & front

White sides, yellow base, roof & front

Cream sides, silver base & roof

Cream sides, silver base & roof

Silver sides, cream base & roof

Silver sides, cream base & roof

TV Station

1618

TV Station
TV Transmitting Station

Year Introduced: 1957

Total Pieces: 11

1618

1618

1964

1964

White sides, red roof

White sides, red roof

Red sides, white roof

Red sides, white roof

Factory

1906

Factory

Year Introduced: 1957

Total Pieces: 15

Colors on the canopy, roof & water tank match

Smoke stack, supports for water tank & water tank roof contrast with large roof color (gray roof will have a brown smoke stack, etc.)

Water tank may have a decal saying Plasticville Mfg. Co.

1906

1906

1988

1988

Tan sides, gray roof

Tan sides, gray roof

Tan sides, brown roof

Tan sides, brown roof

Tan sides, gray roof, no logo

Tan sides, gray roof, no logo

Tan sides, brown roof, no logo

Tan sides, brown roof, no logo

Bank

BK-1

Bank

Year Introduced: 1955

Total Pieces: 9

Bank usually has red lights

Also see the King Distributing Series

BK-1

BK-1

1801

1801

1960 (45960)

1960 (45960)

45311 built-up

45311

Built Up

Gray sides, green roof & canopies

Gray sides, green roof & canopies

Blue-gray sides, green roof & canopies

Blue-gray sides, green roof & canopies

Gray sides, green roof, white lights

Gray sides, green roof, white lights

Gray sides, green roof & canopies; gold light bases with opaque white lights, windows painted rust color (built-up)

Gray sides, green roof & canopies; gold light bases with opaque white lights, windows painted rust color (built-up)

Pieces

Pieces

Diner

DE-7

Diner
Diner Kit

Year Introduced: 1952

Total Pieces: 5

Chrome/silverized versions in 1954 and 1955 only.

Variation 5 is from the 1997-99 series.

DE-7

DE-7

1500

1500

45605

45605

Chrome sides, red roof & trim

Chrome sides, red roof & trim

Chrome sides, yellow roof & trim

Chrome sides, yellow roof & trim

Gray sides, red roof & trim

Gray sides, red roof & trim

Gray sides, yellow roof & trim

Gray sides, yellow roof & trim

Silver sides, black roof & trim_

Corner Store

1626

Corner Store

Year Introduced: 1960

Total Pieces: 9

Originally a Littletown piece that was re-introduced by Bachmann. Small window eliminated from Plasticville version.

Also see the King Distributing Series

1626

1626

White sides, gray roof

White sides, gray roof

Gray sides, white roof

Gray sides, white roof

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