Railroad, Express, & Street Railway Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Circa 1890's Wells Fargo & Co. Express Route Agent business card from Nevada, Missouri. The card features the company logo in the top corner in red and blue ink, the center reads: "WELLS FARGO & CO EXPRESS". The Route Agent named on the...

ARTIFACT: Circa 1900 Wells Fargo & Co. Express Route Agent business card from Kansas City, Missouri. The card features the company logo in the top corner in red and blue ink, the center reads: WELLS FARGO & CO EXPRESS". The Route Agent named on...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s New York Central Mail Service celluloid badge. The New York Central Mail Service ran on an early line which was important in connecting the East Coast with interior of the United States. The badge is an orange rectangle...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-World War I uniform button for the Belgian Ministry of Railway, Post and Telegraph (CHEMINS DE FER POSTES-TELEGRAPHES). A lion is at the center of the button along with the motto "L'Union Fait la Force". VINTAGE: Circa...

ARTIFACT: 1910's United States Post Office Department Railway Mail service clerk badge in stamped nickel. The center of the badge is an oval with the letters: "U.S." overlapping in the center surrounded by thirteen stars and the words:...

ARTIFACT: Rare circa 1900 Post Office Department Railway Mail Service hat badge. The stamped, oval badge reads: "U.S. MAIL" in the center with the number: "24654" just below and surrounding it reads: "POST OFFICE DEPT. RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE". This example...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare circa 1860,s Concord Railroad Police badge. Originating in Concord, New Hampshire, this line CRR eventually grew to be called Boston, Concord, and Montreal Railroad, B,C,& M.RR, but it never actually reached Montreal...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s lapel pin for thirty years of membership with the United Transportation Union (UTU). Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the UTU formed on the first day of 1969, consolidating four large pre-existing unions. A member's longevity...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1970s member lapel pin for the United Transportation Union (UTU). Based in Cleveland, Ohio, the UTU formed on the first day of 1969, consolidating four large pre-existing unions. The union includes members working in the railway...

ARTIFACT: This is a nicely enameled lapel pin for the 14th Annual Conference of the Railroad Young Men's Christian Association (RRYMCA), held in Chicago from October 3-6, 191The first RRYMCA was established beginning in 1872 as a place of lodging and...

ARTIFACT: 1974 Boston and Maine Railroad Advertising Zippo lighter with blue painted logo: "BM" VINTAGE: Circa 1974. SIZE: Approximately 2-1/4" in height x 1-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome plated brass, paint. ATTACHMENT: To be...

ARTIFACT: This is a scarce early to mid-1970s Federal Express advertising slogan badge. The large pinback badge reads "Don't Panic!" in bold lettering against a red background. VINTAGE: Circa early-mid 1970s. SIZE: Approximately 2-3/16"...