Was this "Green marked coal" sold as home heating fuel and in what region of
the country? Would there be competing coal brands in the same area as gasoline
is today? Or was it more like LP fuel is today where the product and brand are
the same? Is this a type of coal which would be delivered in bags in boxcars or
in bulk in hoppers? Thanks for the interesting info on this subject, it will
make the delivery of coal on my 1955 era layout more accurate.
Jon Bratt
----- Original Message -----
From: John D. Mitchell, Jr.
To: list BRHS
Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 9:42 PM
Subject: [BRHSlist] Green Marked Coal
I have a couple of comments about Green marked Coal.
The roots of the color, that Old Ben used, is the fact
that the Buchanan family, which had the controlling
interest in the company, was Irish. In the East, the
Berwind-White Coal Co. used white paint to mark their
coal and the Blue Diamond Coal Co. used blue paint.
The "Green Marked Coal" marketing campaign was a
company legend, at Old Ben.
John D. Mitchell, Jr.
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