📝 Description:
Up for sale is a vintage HO-00 Lighted Lamp Post Kit from Criterion Mfg. Co., located in Alhambra, California. This rare kit includes four semi-finished clear posts and four clear dome tops, along with the original box and detailed instructions on how to cut, shape, and assemble your own custom light poles for a model train layout.

Each post is designed to be modified using sandpaper or files, with custom bases and tapers, allowing flexibility for round, square, or hexagonal styles. Instructions emphasize using bulbs and paint for a realistic finish.

📚 Fun Fact:
Criterion Mfg. Co. was one of several small California-based manufacturers in the postwar hobby boom, catering to the golden age of HO and OO scale modeling. Kits like this were often customized by hand for electric layouts in the 1950s and 1960s.

🎯 Collector Appeal:
Ideal for HO/OO scale train collectors, vintage model railroad kit enthusiasts, or anyone restoring a mid-century layout with period-accurate components.

⭐ Features:

• Manufacturer: Criterion Mfg. Co.

• Location: 510 S. Marengo, Alhambra, California

• Era: 1950s–1960s

• Scale: HO-00

• Includes: 4 clear posts, 4 domes, original instructions, original box

✅ Condition:
New old stock (NOS). Never used. Minor shelf wear on the box. Clear components are untrimmed and unassembled.

📦 Shipping:
Ships safely in a box with tracking and care.