Railroad, Express, & Street Railway Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is an 1880s-1890s American Express employee lapel pin in silver. The pin reads AMERICAN EXPRESS and shows a shield of stars and stripes at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s-1890s. SIZE: 5/8 height and 13/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 American Railway Express Company, Bureau of Investigation, Special Agent badge #17. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: About 1-3/4 in width by 2-5/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated brass with painted...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1890's American Express Company padlock key and lead seal. The key has an oval head reads AM. EX CO. and the lead seal is roughly round and reads AM EX CO 833. VINTAGE: Circa 1890's. SIZE: Key: 1-15/16 height and 1-1/16" width; seal:...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 American Railway Express Detective badge #20663. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: About 1-3/4 in width by 2-9/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold plated brass with painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical kick-pin...

ARTIFACT: This is a . VINTAGE: Circa . SIZE: About " in width by " in height About " in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold Sterling Silver gilt copper. ATTACHMENT: Vertical pin with a "C" catch. MARKINGS: None. ITEM...

ARTIFACT: This is a Pennsylvania Railroad Company Railway Watchman badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-13/16" in width by 2-1/4" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated nickel with black painted lettering...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac Railway Special Officer Badge #9 for F.J. Latham. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-7/8 in width by 2-5/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated nickel with painted...

ARTIFACT: This is a gun holster for an American Railway Express Company policeman. The holster is a nice mellow brown and has a decorative chain border design. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 10" in height or 4-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s New Hampshire Public Service Commission Railroad/Boat Inspector badge. The badge is by S.M. Spencer manufacturing Company of Boston. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s. SIZE: Approximately 2-5/8" in height and 1-3/4" in width...

ARTIFACT: Lovely circa 1910's Delaware and Hudson Railroad Police badge in nickel plated nickel by C. G. Braxmar. Two pillars on each side of the badge, topped with a star and between them a round (raised) disc depicting a rail engine and reads: "THE...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice early 1900's New York, New Haven & Hartford (NYNH&H) Railroad police badge #49The N.Y., N.H. & H operated from 1872 until 1968. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900's. SIZE: About 1-13/16" in width by 2-3/16" in height...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 railroad police badge from the Boston & Maine Railroad, a dominant New England railroad company dating from 183The badge was made by John Robbins Manufacturing Company, a Massachusetts maker, and numbered and hallmarked...