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Brief History
SENCO TENDER WITH SOUND
SENCO SOUND TRANSMITTER
SENCO TENDER WITHOUT SOUND
SENCO SEPARATE SALE SPEAKER
SENCO FLYER #1
SENCO FLYER #2
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Brief History
The 1947 Senco Sound Co Tender is believed to be the only item of rolling stock released by Senco, and was designed to be operated with Lionel locomotives. The tender and chassis are heavy metal, and the trucks have brass center rail contacts. The tender contained a small speaker, which played sound effects. The sound effects were prerecorded on a ten inch 78rpm record, the output from the phonograph being connected to the track via a Senco ‘transmitter’, and picked up by the tender then played by the speaker within the tender. The tenders were lettered for PRR, and both 2 and 3 rail versions were available.
The Senco line included a Pennsylvania Railroad-style die-cast tender, with a speaker and condenser pack inside; a “mixer” box; a 10-inch, 78-RPM sound effects record; and even a small turntable/phonograph, if the customer didn’t already have one. The components could be purchased separately as needed or as a complete package for $54.45, quite a lot of money in those days.
SENCO TENDER WITH SOUND
SENCO SOUND TRANSMITTER
SENCO TENDER WITHOUT SOUND
NOTE: Lionel trucks installed
SENCO SEPARATE SALE SPEAKER
SENCO FLYER #1
SENCO FLYER #2
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