Railroad Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: Circa 1900 Boston & Maine Railroad glass globe, embossed with the letters: B & M. R.R. VINTAGE: Circa 1900 SIZE: 5-1/2" tall - top diameter is 2-1/2" and the bottom is 3-1/2". CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Embossed glass...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s-1880s lantern from the Boston, Concord and Montreal Railroad. It is in the "brass top, bell bottom" style. In 1887, the Boston, Concord and Montreal became part of the Boston and Maine Railroad. Two years later...

ARTIFACT: Rare, early 1910's folk-art souvenir from High Bridge railroad bridge which crosses the Kentucky River Palisades in Jessamine County. Initial construction on the High Bridge began in the 1850's for the Lexington/Danville Railroad as a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Railroad mail handler badge from Chicago Union Station, which was a large, independent mail handling center in Chicago. The badge reads C.U.S. 1589 MAIL. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 1-3/4" diameter...

ARTIFACT: Wonderful circa 1900 Pennsylvania RR (Penn'a. Lines or Pennsylvania Lines) Railroad police badge from the strike buster era. A great, shield shaped, hand-stamped badge with jaunty look. The center features a five point star showing an angled...

ARTIFACT: This is an extremely rare and early Western Railroad baggage tag. The Western Railroad was established as a means to link the Boston & Worcester (B&W) Railroad in Massachusetts to the Hudson Berkshire Railroad in New York via crossing the...

ARTIFACT: Scarce 1870's - 1880's Chase's Brookline Express brass baggage check made by R. Woodman of Boston. The tag shows the #78 in the center with black painted detail and above it is stamped: "CHASE'S BROOKLINE EXPRESS". The top edge features a...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 American Railway Express Company Messenger #40916 badge by Bastian Bros.. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: About 1-15/16" in width by 1-15/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with enamel accents...

ARTIFACT: This is an American Railway Express Messenger badge #12616. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: About 1-15/16 in width by 1-7/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gold-plated brass with enamel accents. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal pin with a "drop-in"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1917 American Railway Express messenger badge numbered #183. VINTAGE: Circa 1917. SIZE: 3-1/16" height and 3-1/16" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass, celluloid and printed paper. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal safety-style...

ARTIFACT: This is an American Railway Express Messenger badge #2309. VINTAGE: Circa 1917. SIZE: About 3-1/16" in width by 3-1/16" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass, celluloid and printed paper. ATTACHMENT: Horizontal one piece...

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...