Railroad Transportation Related Artifacts

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930s or 1940s Railway Express Agency (REA) hat badge #5547REA was a conglomeration of smaller national express companies set up by the United States government in 1917, during World War I. VINTAGE: Circa 1930s-1940s...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 Railway Express Agency (REA) of Philadelphia Express Police badge #15. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated nickel with painted details...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 American Railway Express Company Special Officer Badge #60. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: About 1-3/4 in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated nickel with painted details...

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...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare 1930s operator badge for B&M (Boston and Maine) Transportation Company, a railroad-owned bus lines operating from 1924 until 195The badge is by S. M. Spencer Manufacturing Company of Boston, Massachusetts and is numbered 207...