Nickel Plate Slope-back Tender

This must be from Lionel's Modern Era because books about Postwar Lionel (Greenberg, Vol. VII) say that all of the slope-back tenders that had lettering at all were printed as Lionel Lines. Also, the underside of this tender is plastic with molded in detailing, and other Postwar tenders in my collection had metal plates. The detailing is actually pretty nice, and the upper shell is clearly the same (identical) as the Postwar 1050-T tender in my collection, with the addition of a Lionel logo at the back of the tender's side. A nice little tender thas has a vintage look.
Manufacturer: Lionel
Product No.  
Era: Modern Era (?)
Years Produced: ?
Class: Tender
Roadname: Nickel Plate Road
Color scheme: Overall black with white lettering.

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