Railroad Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is wonderful Sepia Tone 8x10 Photo taken of the all African American Pullman Orchestra in the 1920's. The photo depicts them in their decked-out Pullman Car during their Coast to Coast Tour. VINTAGE: Circa 1920's. SIZE: Approximately 8"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1940s box for the hopper car from a Varney model railway kit. Varney was a very popular model manufacturer between 1936 and 1960, and an early advocate of building models in HO gauge. The box even has a small bit of vintage...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950's bullion trainman hat badge for the Bulgarian State Railways (BDZ, or Balgarski Darzhavni Zheleznitsi), in operation since 188The central device of the badge is the side view of a railroad car wheel. VINTAGE: Circa 1950's...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 14 karat gold pin that was given to an employee with 50 years of service by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (N.Y., N.H. & H.). The N.Y., N.H. & H. operated from 1872 until 196The pin's design shows a winged...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s badge for the Union Pacific Railroad Superintendent of Telegraph. Union Pacific, now the largest railroad in the United States, has been around in one form or another since 1862. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s. SIZE: Approximately...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful Missouri-Kansas-Texas (MKT) Railway director five years of service pin in 14 karat gold. MKT began in 1870 and was affectionately called the "Katy" for short. The pin is in red, white and blue enamel and has a...

ARTIFACT: This is a great old circa 1910s railroad car lock from the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (N.Y., N.H. & H.). The N.Y., N.H. & H operated from 1872 until 196The lock is in cast iron with a brass keyhole cover with a star...

ARTIFACT: This is a great postal cover dated March 2, 1898 from Sunset, Colorado, a ghost town in Four Mile Canyon near Boulder. The letter that was once inside the cover was addressed to Miss Lucy Sherwin of Denver and shows four inked date and place...

ARTIFACT: This is a nice blue and white china soup bowl by Greenwood China for the Hampton Casino in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire. This bowl is circa 1890s, and at that time the Casino was owned by the Exeter, Hampton & Amesbury Street Railway (E.E. & A...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1850s fixed globe lantern from Eastern Railroad, which ran between Boston, Massachusetts and Portland, Maine starting in 183The "F.T." etched on the glass globe may stand for Fitchburg Terminal, which was incorporated...

ARTIFACT: This is a beautiful railroad engineer shaving mug showing a painted railway scene and the engineer's name: J. C. Stahl. The lip of the mug, handle and frame of the scene are detailed in gilt paint. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s-1890s...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1930s Railway Express Agency (REA) employee badge. REA was a conglomeration of smaller national express companies set up by the United States government in 1917, during World War I. The badge is round and is numbered 45819...