Jouef: two axles closed wagon toylike look

new Jouef scale model announced in 1955

Jouef ref. 635 two axles closed wagon toylike look - two axles closed wagon (ref. 635),

body and frame in U shape, made in one green plastic part
embossed characters S.N.C.F. on body
embossed characters Jouef in a diamond figure, Made in France and Modèle déposé under frame
black plastic free wheels around metallic axis
embossed characters .JOUEF. on wheels
Jouef coupling with counterweight
length: 98 mm
sliding doors
weigth: 22 g

automatic Jouef coupling with spring return (1956)
Jouef symetrical hook coupling moulded with frame (1958)
black plastic wheels fitted on metallic axle
no hole on axle boxes
embossed characters Jouef for Playcraft and Made in France under frame
international couplings screwed to frame
metallic wheels
embossed characters Made in France under frame

two axles goods van toylike look

	635	box of 2 (brown) goods vans, Jouef coupling with counterweight.	cat. 1955.
	635 C	box of 2 goods vans (grey)(green), automatic Jouef coupling with spring return.	cat. 1956.
	635		cat. 1957.
	638	set of 2 wagons with two axles (1 goods van and 1 open goods wagon), automatic Jouef coupling with spring return.	1956 -1957.
	635 bis⁽¹⁾	box of 2 green goods vans, Jouef symetrical coupling.	cat. 1958, 1959.
	634b/635b	box including 2 wagons with two axles (1 goods van and 1 dropside wagon), Jouef symetrical coupling, no hole on axle boxes.	price lists: 01/1959 and 04/1960.
	635 bis⁽¹⁾	box of 2 green goods vans, Jouef symetrical coupling, no hole on axle boxes.	cat. 1960, 1961, 1962.
	632 to 635	set including 4 wagons (tank wagon, open goods wagon, 1 dropside wagon, 1 goods van, Jouef symetrical coupling, no hole on axle boxes.	price lists: 1961 and 01/07/1962.
	???	two axles goods van khaki, Jouef symetrical coupling, no hole on axle boxes.	1963-1964: train set HB Express.
	???	bogie goods van yellow, black painted roof, international couplings, no hole on axle boxes.	1973-1974: train set ref. 7612E; 1974: train set ref. 7670.
	???	bogie goods van green, black painted roof, markings Bailly on one side, Jouef symetrical coupling, no hole on axle boxes.	???...???: train set Jouef Baby trafic
	???	bogie goods van yellow, black painted roof, markings Bailly on one side, Jouef symetrical coupling, no hole on axle boxes.	???...???: train set Punch train mécanique.
⁽¹⁾ : ref. 635bis printed in the catalogues but ref. 635b printed in the price list edition 1958 and in the individual packagings

- also manufactured under Playcraft subcontract (reference P635A),

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 frame. 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