Jouef

• new Jouef scale model announced in 1955

- grey two axles dropside wagon, with sides to turn down (ref. 634),
- brown two axles dropside wagon, type PV unifié (ref. 634),

• registered number: SNCF
• body and frame in U shape, made in one grey or brown 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
• weigth: 16 g

• removable load (stones, coal, bauxite)
• 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
• embossed characters for Playcraft then Made in France removed
• 8 holes in the floor in order to wedge two Bailly containers

two axles dropside wagons toylike look

	634	set of 2 dropside wagons, Jouef coupling with counterweight, with load, - copper color with sides to turn down, - copper color type PV unifié.	cat. 1955. clockwork train set Jouef Circuit 50 MA.
	634 C	set of 2 dropside wagons, Jouef coupling with spring return, with removeable load, - (brown) (grey) with sides to turn down, - brown type PV unifié.	cat. 1956.
	634		cat. 1957.
	639	box including 2 wagons with two axles (1 open goods wagon and 1 dropside wagon), automatic Jouef coupling with spring return.	1956 -1957.
	634 bis(1)	box of 2 dropside wagons, Jouef symetrical coupling, with removeable load, - grey with sides to turn down, - grey type PV unifié.	cat. 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962.
	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.
	632 to 635	box including 4 freight 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, no hole on axle boxes.	price lists: 1961, 01/07/1962.
	634 bis¹	box of 2 dropside wagons, Jouef symetrical coupling, no hole on axle boxes, with removeable load, - grey with sides to turn down, - (grey) (brown) typePV unifié.	cat. 1960, 1961, 1962.
	???	two axles dropside wagon olive green type PV unifié, Jouef symetrical coupling, no hole on axle boxes.	1963 : train set ref. 820.
	???	two axles dropside wagon, Jouef symetrical coupling, 1 farm tractor as load, - blue with sides to turn down.	1973-1974...1978: train sets ref. 547, 7206, 7212.
	???	dropside wagon, Jouef symetrical coupling, 1 yellow anonymous container as load, - brown with sides to turn down.	1972...1974 : train set Stabo ref. 11001.
	???	dropside wagon (red) (yellow), Jouef symetrical coupling, 1 farm tractor as load.	clockwork train sets only
	???	blue two axles dropside wagon with plastic couplings, with sides to turn down, 1 farm tractor as load.	1980-1981 : clockwork train set ref. 7213.
(1) : ref. 634bis printed in the catalogues but ref. 634b printed in the price list edition 1958 and in the individual packagings.

- also manufactured under Playcraft subcontract (reference P634A),

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