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SALE NY Central Lines Etched Red Globe for Handlan Railroad Brakeman's Lantern

$49 USD SaleSALE NY Central Lines Etched Red Globe for Handlan Railroad Brakeman's Lantern

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Hardware:Lantern:Lamp:Globe:Handlan
Upgrade your clear globe Handlan lantern with this a very nice old globe from the New York Central Railroad. It is red glass, and strongly etched N.Y.C.LINES in thick stencil type letting. It also carries a Corning maker's mark. Exact measurements (taken with a metal rule) are: Height: 4-9/16 Top diameter: 2-7/16 Bottom diameter: 2-7/32 In Richard Barrett's "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Railroad Lighting", which provides model numbers in the section on Handlan products, this globe is illustrated ...
Wabash Railroad "Banner" China Bread-and-Butter Plate

$65 USDWabash Railroad "Banner" China Bread-and-Butter Plate

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Wabash
Here is a very pretty small plate from the Wabash Railroad in the sharp "Banner" pattern. It is approximately 5-1/2 inches across and is in lovely condition with only the lightest of surface marks (must tilt in bright light to see any) and a brightly colored "Follow the Flag" logo. This plate looks as though it was hardly used - if it was used at all. It has NO cracks, chips, flakes, spiders, crazing or repairs. The flag logo artwork is crisp, clear, highly detailed and brightly colored. Made by ...
Chesapeake & Ohio RR "George Washington" China Platter

$165 USDChesapeake & Ohio RR "George Washington" China Platter

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Chesapeake & Ohio
This is a "George Washington" platter, from the C&O Railroad. It is a nice medium size, approximately 9-1/2 inches long and 6-1/2 inches wide. A pretty grouping of several pieces appears in "Dining on Rails" (Luckin), where it is identified as C&O-4a. This ware is a creamy ivory color, with a 1/4-inch wide gold rim band and a narrower inner gold stripe setting off a full color "portrait" of the first President of the United States. The artwork is taken from the famous portrait of Washington by ...
New York Central RR "Hyde Park" Limoges China Vegetable Side DIsh

$150 USDNew York Central RR "Hyde Park" Limoges China Vegetable Side DIsh

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:New York Central:Hyde Park
Here is a New York Central Railroad china vegetable dish from the glory days when French porcelain Limoges china and fine linens graced dining car tables. If you are looking for a representative of the harder to find beautiful “Hyde Park” carnation floral pattern, look no further - ! This one is in as close to mint condition as we have ever seen. It would be a star addition to any collection of better rail passenger dining items. At approximately 5 inches long, 4 inches wide and 1-1/4 inches ...
Early Eastman Kodak Photography Darkroom Glass Beaker

$19 USD Offers ConsideredEarly Eastman Kodak Photography Darkroom Glass Beaker

Collectibles:Photographic:Darkroom Equipment:Eastman Kodak
This little glass measuring beaker is a neat find for any vintage photography equipment collector. It is in extremely nice condition with absolutely NO cracks, chips, flakes or repairs. The glass itself is crystal clear with no sign of surface scum, discoloration or damage. It would appear that this is from one of the developing laboratories at the Eastman Kodak Company, during the early days of photograph printing at their Rochester, New York headquarters; or perhaps these beakers were sold to ...
Missouri Kansas & Texas RR "Alamo" China Dinner / Service Plate

$210 USDMissouri Kansas & Texas RR "Alamo" China Dinner / Service Plate

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Mk&T:Katy
This dinner plate is from the MK&T Railroad (a/k/a "Katy" Line), identified in "Dining on Rails" (Luckin) as MKT-1b. It is one of several different versions of their "Alamo" pattern china, honoring the San Antonio, Texas mission that played such a well known and pivotal role in Texas Revolution when all but two of its American defenders were killed on March 6, 1836 by the overwhelming forces of then-Mexican President Santa Ana. This red decorated plate is the "Sloan" version, which the MK&T ...
Incredible 1820s Cobalt Baltimore & Ohio RR Historical Plate - Earliest American Railroad Chin

$650 USDIncredible 1820s Cobalt Baltimore & Ohio RR Historical Plate - Earliest American Railroad China!

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Baltimore & Ohio
At over 180 years old, this gorgeous deep cobalt-on-white dinner plate is one of the very earliest pieces of American railroad china ever made – it dates from the late 1820s, when the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was in its infancy. It is very heavy ware, more like pottery than restaurantware or porcelain china, and is easily mistaken at first glance for "flow blue." Our plate is 9 inches across with a deep well. It was manufactured about 1828 by Enoch Wood of Burslem, England as part of a series ...
SALE Rare backmark Southern Pacific RR china "Prairie Mt. Wildflowers" grapefruit /

$79 USD SaleSALE Rare backmark Southern Pacific RR china "Prairie Mt. Wildflowers" grapefruit / cereal bowl

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Southern Pacific
Here is a Southern Pacific Lines Railroad china grapefruit or cereal bowl with a rare bottom marking. It is correctly backmarked Syracuse China Econo-Rim Trade 7-T Mark Patented / Prairie-Mountain Wildflowers Ruby Lily, Mariposa Tulip, Baby Blue Eyes, Made Expressly for Southern Pacific Lines Dining Car Service by Onondaga Pottery Co. Syracuse, N.Y. Design Copyrighted 1931 6 (NOTE: 7-T is date code for July, 1939.) This bowl is in near mint condition with very strong rim edge design stamping and ...
SALE Santa Fe RR Brakeman uniform hat badge, sharp in silver & blue

$99 USD SaleSALE Santa Fe RR Brakeman uniform hat badge, sharp in silver & blue

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Uniform:Hat Badge:Brakeman
Here is a real nice Brakeman hat badge from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad. It is a tall crest style and is 2-1/4 inches tall and 3-1/4 inches across. This badge is eyecatching with brilliant mirror-finish silver color contrasting with a dark royal blue enamel. The “ Santa Fe ” cross logo is done in the same gorgeous blue with white. The badge is in extremely good condition with no damage to the enamel. On the upright silver “bars” there are only the lightest of surface marks (must ...
SALE Seaboard Railroad china "Orange Blossom" Demitasse Cup & Saucer Set

$399 USD SaleSALE Seaboard Railroad china "Orange Blossom" Demitasse Cup & Saucer Set

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China
This absolutely gorgeous little demi cup and saucer set are the Seaboard Railroad's "Orange Blossom" pattern, appealingly beautiful with large turquoise bands and floral bouquets -- one peeping from inside the cup. Both pieces are in absolutely perfect, near mint condition with no damage. They appear to be unused. According to our railroad guides, the RR apparently used this pattern on its Orange Blossom Special name train. Customized from Syracuse China's "Colonial" pattern with the addition of ...
Seaboard Airline Railroad "Old Bay Line" MINT Condition China Service Plate

$149 USDSeaboard Airline Railroad "Old Bay Line" MINT Condition China Service Plate

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Seaboard:Old Bay Line
This is a gorgeously ornate big 10-5/8 inch service plate from the Seaboard Air Line's Old Bay Line steamship operation. It was made by Scammell's Lamberton China in Trenton, New Jersey in 1940 for the 100th anniversary celebration of the line's founding in 1840. As noted in the banner on the rim, the Baltimore Steam Packet Company was the oldest steamboat line in the United States of America at the time. This plate is absolutely as close to mint condition as not-new china can be. It is PRISTINE ...
Maine Central Railroad China 2-handled Cream Soup Cup

$219 USDMaine Central Railroad China 2-handled Cream Soup Cup

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Maine Central
This Maine Central cream soup cup is sophisticated in the black and rust-red, difficult to find "Kennebec" pattern. This cup is bottom marked O.P.CO. / SYRACUSE CHINA / J-11 (date code for November 1929). It is an early one and very heavy, even for restaurant ware. It is in overall good condition, sound and solid with beautiful clear side marking and pinstripes. There are some expected light yellowish spots from aging. It does have a very fine hairline crack running all the way around the base ...
Unusual T-Shape Wood Handle Cast Steel Food Chopper

$29 USD Offers ConsideredUnusual T-Shape Wood Handle Cast Steel Food Chopper

Collectibles:Kitchenware:Choppers
This very old food chopper is all original -- and so different from most, with a two-point handle attachment. It has seen quite a bit of service but it is still in excellent shape with NO bends, twists or edge chips in the blade and a good sturdy handle. All attachments are as sound as when they were made. The handle is wood, beautifully mellowed in a deep patina from long use over the years, which could be considered treen. The attachment screw at the top is original. With its rounded shape, ...
REDUCED Early Boston & Maine RR  brass lock by Bohannan - USA & CANADA POSTAGE INCLUDED!

$55 USD Offers ConsideredREDUCED Early Boston & Maine RR brass lock by Bohannan - USA & CANADA POSTAGE INCLUDED!

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Hardware:Brass:Lock:Switch Lock
Here is an interesting early brass padlock from the Boston & Maine Railroad, made by Bohannan. This lock is solid brass, approximately 3 inches long. On one side of the hasp is stamped B&MRR, and on the other is stamped W. BOHANNAN BROOKLYN, N.Y. / PAT JUNE 25 79. Below, in the center of the hasp is a stamped number 82 which is difficult to read because of a bump to the hasp. This older lock takes a key with a straight cut. Unfortunately, we do not have a key for it. We are not sure whether this ...
SALE New York Central RR china "Mercury" grapefruit / cereal bowl

$55 USD SaleSALE New York Central RR china "Mercury" grapefruit / cereal bowl

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:New York Central:Nycrr:Mercury
Here is a very nice top- and bottom-marked New York Central Railroad “Mercury” pattern grapefruit dish or cereal bowl. It is 1-1/2 inches tall and is just under 6 inches across (including a ˝ inch flat rim). This dish is in excellent condition with strong, bright glaze and absolutely no physical damage such as cracks, chips, flakes or hairlines. There are only a very few very light utensil surface scratches that cannot be seen unless you tilt the dish in bright light. It is top marked NYC in ...
New York Central RR 6-inch CAST RED Globe - Fits Dietz #6 Lantern

$129 USDNew York Central RR 6-inch CAST RED Globe - Fits Dietz #6 Lantern

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Hardware:Lantern:Lamp:Globe
This Dietz No. 6 lantern globe is terrific in deep, dark ruby red, with big cast letters in two lines: NEW YORK CENTRAL . It is from the New York Central Railroad. This is a "tall globe" lantern, a full 6 inches high. It is in absolutely great condition with no damage other than the usual tiny rim scuffs expected from service. This globe was made by Corning Glass and carries their "CNX" logo cast near the top opposite the New York Central casting. Here is a great opportunity to upgrade a lantern ...
SALE Great Northern RR "Glory of the West" oval china platter

$155 USD SaleSALE Great Northern RR "Glory of the West" oval china platter

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Great Northern
This attractive oval platter is from the Great Northern Railroad, in their “Glory of the West” pattern. This is a 7 inch x 9 inch, rolled rim platter. The design is a mountain lake flanked by green pine trees and rimmed by foothills with a massive gray peak in the background. If I am correctly interpreting the pattern legend printed in "Dining on Rails" by Luckin, it depicts Two Medicine Lake (please see "Background" below). CONDITION: This platter is in very fine condition with only very light ...
SALE Great Northern Railroad "Mountains & Flowers" platter

$89 USD SaleSALE Great Northern Railroad "Mountains & Flowers" platter

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Great Northern
Here is a great little dining car china platter from the Great Northern Railway. It is in extremely nice condition with only a very few light surface marks (must tilt it in bright light to see any). This platter, which is approximately 5 inches x 7 inches, is very pretty with a pink bouquet in the foreground of a stunning mountain scene. While it carries the correct GREAT NORTHERN RY. backmark above the trademark Econo-Rim stamp of the Syracuse China Company, the date code unfortunately is too ...
Incredible Matched Pair Dashboard Flower Vases - Extremely Early Auto or Horsedrawn Vehicle

$220 USDIncredible Matched Pair Dashboard Flower Vases - Extremely Early Auto or Horsedrawn Vehicle

Collectibles:Transportation:Dashboard Vases
We are proud to offer this incredible pair of very early glass vases with tin brackets, designed to hold bouquets of flowers on the dashboard or upright panels of an early automobile -- or perhaps even more likely, a horse drawn vehicle, such as a coach or even a hearse. We are leaning toward the theory that they are from a horsedrawn vehicle -- possibly a hearse -- since it seems clear they were intended to be mounted and viewed from the outside. Their plain, tall brackets would shield the ...
Boston & Maine RR brass conductor uniform hat badge - USA & CANADA postage INCLUDED!

$85 USDBoston & Maine RR brass conductor uniform hat badge - USA & CANADA postage INCLUDED!

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Uniform:Hat Badge:Conductor
Here is a very nice Boston & Maine Railroad conductor's hat badge, in extremely nice condition. It is brass, which has aged to a beautiful deep patina. The black letters are virtually 100% with no chipping in them. This badge is gently curved, as it was made. It has no twists or wrong bends. It has never been flattened out. There are "halos" around the attachment holes, from years of wear, as expected. An excellent item for any collector of RR hat badges or uniform items, especially from New ...
Pre-1900 Fitchburg RR Heart Shaped Brass Switch Lock - USA POSTAGE INCLUDED!

$89 USDPre-1900 Fitchburg RR Heart Shaped Brass Switch Lock - USA POSTAGE INCLUDED!

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Hardware:Brass:Lock:Switch Lock
This heart shaped brass switch lock from the Fitchburg Railroad was made by Bohannan and carries a patent date of June 25, 1878. On the shackle it is stamped FITCHBURG.R.R. which is somewhat unusual because this line often used initials (FRR). On the reverse is stamped W.BOHANNAN, BROOKLYN / PAT'D JUNE 25, '78 . Below that is stamped a number 87 (we are not sure what that means unless possibly that this individual lock was made in 1887). To the right there is a separate stamp of a letter S ...
Chesapeake & Ohio China RR MARKED "Silhouette" Demi Cup & Saucer Set

$330 USDChesapeake & Ohio China RR MARKED "Silhouette" Demi Cup & Saucer Set

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Chesapeake & Ohio
Here is just a fabulous little demitasse cup and saucer set from the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, in the sought after "Silhouette" pattern. Dramatic in black on white, if we peek inside the cup we see George taking Martha Washington's hand preparing to dance. "Silhouette" china was used by the C&O as companion ware to the breathtaking "George Washington" service plate with its massive gold encrusted rim. This tiny cup and saucer are in lovely condition with only the lightest of surface marks and ...
1950s Vintage Steiff Adorable Mohair "Wittie" Owl - Tiny 10 cm (4 inches) tall

$49 USD Offers Considered1950s Vintage Steiff Adorable Mohair "Wittie" Owl - Tiny 10 cm (4 inches) tall

Collectibles:Toys:Steiff:Germany:Birds:Owls
This cute little "Wittie" owl is a mohair Steiff. We acquired him from a lady who apparently was his original owner and he is in overall wonderful condition, approximately 50 years old. Wittie clearly is modeled after a Great Horned Owl, with a dark brown "cap" and feather "ears" on top of his head. What a wonderful little bird, with an intense, piercing yet curious expression so much like real owls! On Steiff toy information website pages, we identified our Wittie as their EAN # 4310, ...
Ornate Footed Victorian/Early 20th c. Lady's Dresser Box

$69 USD Offers ConsideredOrnate Footed Victorian/Early 20th c. Lady's Dresser Box

Collectibles:Vanity Items:Dresser Box
This intriguing dresser box belonged to my Great Aunt, who was born in 1870. I'm do not know when or where she got it. When I was a child I was always intrigued by the very intricate figural "carvings" all over it, which with its squat shape made me think of a treasure chest, and I can still in my mind's eye see it on her bureau. I rediscovered it among my mother's things when we were clearing out their home. This box is a round chest with a wide piano-hinged lid that stands up on 4 short legs. ...
Denver & Rio Grande Railroad "Curecanti" Small China Platter

$265 USDDenver & Rio Grande Railroad "Curecanti" Small China Platter

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:Denver & Rio Grande
This beautiful little platter was made for the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad in its elegant "Curecanti" pattern. This platter dates from the very earliest 1900s and is described in "Dining on Rails" (Luckin) as D&RG-2a. This platter measures approximately 8 inches long x 4 inches wide. It is in lovely condition with bright, clean base china and very clear top logo. There are light surface utensil marks that can't be seen unless you tilt the plate in bright light and look for them. NO glaze loss! ...
"Little Hostess" Children's Moderntone Party Dishes Complete NIB Set, Early 1950s -

$249 USD"Little Hostess" Children's Moderntone Party Dishes Complete NIB Set, Early 1950s - FREE USA SHIPPING and $10 off outside-USA postage!

Collectibles:Toys:Tea Sets:Hazel Atlas:Little Hostess Party Set
Here is an early 1950s NEW / UNUSED IN ORIGINAL BOX complete 16-piece set of Little Hostess Party Dishes by the Hazel Atlas Glass Company -- we couldn't believe our good fortune at a recent estate auction! This is a child's tea set in the Gray/Rust/Gold/Turquoise version of Moderntone Platonite, as shown and described in "Collectible Glassware of the 40s, 50s and 60s" by Florence. Our set includes 4 tea cups, saucers and plates (1 each in rust, gold, gray and turquoise); 1 cream and sugar set in ...
3 Big 1950s Aluminum Cookie Cutters: Horse, Chicken & Rabbit

$9 USD Offers Considered3 Big 1950s Aluminum Cookie Cutters: Horse, Chicken & Rabbit

Collectibles:Kitchenware:Baking Accessories:Cookie Cutters
These neat cookie cutters are some of the large size ones my mother bought when my sister and I were children. They date from the 1950s and are aluminum, with raised handles stamped out of the metal figure itself. They are all in terrific condition with NO splits, bends, or dents. There are a few hardly noticeable, very light surface marks from use, expected due to their age. Please forgive our less than perfect pictures, as the bright metal was extremely difficult to photograph. The group ...
SALE Authentic 1947 Coca-Cola Paper Store Advertising Paper Banner -- Unused "NEW OLD STO

$37 USD SaleSALE Authentic 1947 Coca-Cola Paper Store Advertising Paper Banner -- Unused "NEW OLD STOCK"

Collectibles:Advertising:Soft Drinks:Coca-cola:Signs, Banners:Paper
This Coca-Cola store paper banner sign is 11 inches tall x 30 inches long. This is “NEW OLD STOCK,” unused and apparently stored away all this time. We found this one and several more identical to it in a pile in upstate New York. This poster apparently was made as an advertising display for a store, to remind shoppers to buy Coke to take home in 6-packs. There was room above the words “. . . And Don’t Forget” for the store owner to add other information as desired, and write in the price in the ...
New York Central RR "Mercury" Single Pedestal China Egg Cup

$235 USDNew York Central RR "Mercury" Single Pedestal China Egg Cup

Collectibles:Railroadiana:Dining Car Items:China:New York Central:Nycrr:Mercury
This adorable little egg cup is in the "Mercury" pattern from the New York Central Railroad. It is creamy tan china with a brown NYC decorating one side, standing tall on a fragile pedestal base. It is approximately 2-1/2 inches tall. Condition is near mint. There are NO chips, cracks, flakes, spider cracks or repairs. There "might" be just the tiniest few drops of extra glaze puddled in the inside bottom but this is the way it was made, and does NOT show for display. A very hard to find ...
Aladdin Lox-On Mantle for Railroad Caboose B-400 Lamp Unused "New Old Stock" in Orig

$29 USD Offers ConsideredAladdin Lox-On Mantle for Railroad Caboose B-400 Lamp Unused "New Old Stock" in Original Box

Collectibles:Lamps, Lighting:Parts:Aladdin:Mantle
This mantle for an Aladdin RR Caboose Lamp is UNUSED "new old stock," as found in its original box. The mantle is in perfect, untouched, never used condition and would add significantly to a lamp on display. We CAREFULLY removed it for photos and put it right back in the box so as not to damage it. The box is in overall good condition, with some light staining and edge bumps on the end panels. It has done a very good job protecting the mantle inside. Please look at our photos, which should give ...
 
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