K 14 Jumbo Crane with Black Rod between hook and boom

[nearlymint]

Personally I find these ones with the black crane wire very rare in the uk, I do not have one complete myself(no hook version) somewhere.But i have seen them a few times for sale in the USA.
Very nice find and in very good condition. J

[Diecast]

Personally I find these ones with the black crane wire very rare in the uk, I do not have one complete myself(no hook version) somewhere.But i have seen them a few times for sale in the USA.
Very nice find and in very good condition. J

I agree with Jason, the black hook wire variation is quite rare. Here are some my variations, please add your variations, if I have overlooked anything.

From the left to the right:

1) yellow weight box § body, black hook wire, black hydrosleeve, red bumper decal
2) yellow weight box § body, white hook wire, grey hydrosleeve, red bumper decal
3) yellow weight box § body, white hook wire, black hydrosleeve, red bumper decal
4) red weight box § yellow body, white hook wire, black hydrosleeve, red bumper decal
5) red weight box § yellow body, white hook wire, black hydrosleeve, red bumper label
6) red weight box § yellow body, white hook wire, black hydrosleeve, orange-red bumper label

Antonin

[Diecast]

Comparision of the white and black hook wire

[Diecast]

Comparision of the grey and black hydrosleeves

[Diecast]

Comparision of the very early decal (on the model with black hook wire) with the late decal (on the model with red weight box and bumper label). I can not see any difference (as mentioned in the Nick´s list)

[Diecast]

Comparision of the red bumper label with the orange-red bumper label (small difference, hard to take the photo)

[fixer]

Haven't a clue about these but found this artist impression in my 1963. Pocket catalogue