Jouef: two axles tank wagon toylike look

new Jouef scale model announced in 1955

Jouef ref. 633 two axles tank wagon toylike look - two axles tank wagon (ref. 633c),

registered number: SNCF
frame and tank in U shape, made in one silver grey plastic part
embossed characters S.N.C.F on the tank
embossed characters Jouef in a diamond figure, Made in France and Modèle déposé under the tank dome
black plastic free wheels around metallic axis
embossed characters .JOUEF. on wheels
plastic coupling moulded with frame
length: 98 mm
weigth: ??? g

Jouef coupling with counterweight
rectangular frame around embossed characters S.N.C.F on the tank
embossed briefcase on the tank
automatic Jouef coupling with spring return
Azur decals on one side, Olazur decals on opposite side
Jouef symetrical hook coupling moulded with frame
black plastic wheels fitted on metallic axle
no hole on axle boxes
Azur and Olazur decals replaced by Total decals in 1961/1962 (merge of Azurcompagny by Total)
thin ladder on last production
no embossed characters S.N.C.F on body
embossed characters Jouef for Playcraft, Made in France and Modèle déposé under the tank dome

two axles tank wagons toylike look

	???	tank wagon grey, plastic coupling moulded with frame, without embossed briefcase.	1954 ???
	633	box of 2 tank wagons grey, Jouef coupling with counterweight, (without) (with) embossed briefcase.	cat. 1955.
	633 C	box of 2 tank wagons grey (Azur/Olazur)(Olazur/Olazur), automatic Jouef coupling with spring return.	cat. 1956.
	633		cat. 1957.
	637	box including 2 wagons with two axles (1 tank wagon and 1 open goods wagon), automatic Jouef coupling with spring return.	1956 -1957.
	633 bis⁽¹⁾	box of 2 tank wagons grey Azur/Olazur, Jouef symetrical coupling.	cat. 1958, 1959.
	???	tank wagon grey Total, Jouef symetrical coupling.	1961...1962: train sets ref. 542.
	632b/633b	box including 2 wagons with two axles (1 open goods wagon and 1 tank wagon), Jouef symetrical coupling, full axle boxes.	price lists 01/1959 and 04/1960.
	632 to 635	box including 4 wagons with two axles (1 tank wagon, 1 open goods wagon, 1 dropside wagon, 1 brown goods van with grey painted roof), Jouef symetrical coupling, full axle boxes.	price lists: 1961 and 01/07/1962.
	633 bis⁽¹⁾	box of 2 tank wagons grey Azur/Olazur, Jouef symetrical coupling, full axle boxes.	cat. 1960, 1961, 1962.
	???	tank wagon grey Total, Jouef symetrical coupling, full axle boxes.	1961...1962: train sets ref. 542.
	???	tank wagon Azur grey, narrow ladder.	1961...1962 : train sets ???.
	???	tank wagon grey Total, narrow ladder.	1968...1969: train sets ref. 541, 545.
	???	tank wagon blanc Total, narrow ladder.	1973...1974: train sets ref. 540.
	???	tank wagon red Total, narrow ladder.	1973...1978: train sets ref. 547, 7200, 7202, 7205, 7206, 7212.
	???	tank wagon blue Total, narrow ladder.	1976: train sets ref. 7201.
	???	tank wagon Total red Total, plastic coupling.	1980-1981 : train sets ref. 7213.
⁽¹⁾ : ref. 633bis printed in the catalogues but ref. 633b printed in the price list edition 1958 and in the individual packagings.

the expert's point of view

Identification of these wagon variants is sometime difficult, as the same reference number was used several years without taking into account the technical or building modifications. For this two axles wagon, three underframe markings can be found with the Jouef symetrical hook couplings :

variant 1: the word Jouef is included in a diamond figure, this markings is identical to previous models with non symetrical hook (with drawback spring or contrepoids). There are holes on the axles boxes. We can estimate manufacting date between 1958 (issue of Jouef symetrical couplings) and 1961 (beginning of Playcrat marketing operations in United Kingdom)
variant 2: the diamond figure disappeared. instead, two embossed characters markings Jouef for Playcraft and Made in France were present under the dome of the tank. There are no holes on the axles boxes. We can estimate manufacting date between 1962 to beginning of the 1970's
variant 3: The word for Playcraft disappeared. In this case, this wagon was not sold standalone but only in the clockwork train sets until 1978-79