Photo source and question

[Jim Holland]

Greetings!

	One of the most informative posts in a long time, Fred; THANKS!!

Fredbruhn at aol.com wrote:

> Is there nobody in this group old enough to remember the
> interior colors and seat covering color
> in the 1939 - 1940 period.
> Or, what colors do you remember?

	PRCo seemed to be pretty consistent in painting its PCC cars.  All the
exterior colors and design were the same from 100 through 1699 with the
exception that WW-2 did not allow for chrome and glossy finishes.  This
is not to say that there weren't subtle differences in the colors from
one series to the next, but they were extremely similar.  And the 17s
departed mainly in the design with the *hour-glass* front dash.
	Thus we can say that interior colors were very much similar down
through the ages as well.  Again, there can be subtle differences from
series to series, but they are all pretty much the same.
	I am looking at a B&W photo of the interior of 1170 taken by St. Louis
Car when the car was built.  I corresponded with St. Louis regularly in
the 1960s and they sent me this photo in addition to others.
	The floor is black rubber mat; the seats themselves appear brown, a
dark brown; the ceiling is cream not unlike the exterior cream; and the
sides are a dark-tan up to the bottom of the advertizing rack.  This
included the area where the cranks were placed for opening the windows. 
It appears as though the housing over the center door operating
mechanism is also this dark tan.

> Bruce Young at 216-429 1018 in Cleveland has a number of photos of PRCo.  He
> sells 8 x 10's and his quality is quite good.  He has no lists but welcomes
> phone calls and will discuss what he has by phone.  (He has very little sight
> for close detail work and computer print, typing, etc. is hard for him)  He
> is home from 4:00 PM to midnight daily for calls, and most weekends.  I have
> a few West penn shots from him and some Cleveland  (he has a bunch) and plan
> to go up there in the next couple of weeks to review his PRCo., WP and
> Wheeling Co-Op.  Perhaps I can give the group some more info after that.
> 
> Fred Bruhn

James B. Holland
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