Railroad Transportation Related Artifacts

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...

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 1917 American Railway Express Company named special agent badge. The badge reads D.D. GOUGH SPECIAL AGENT AM. RAILWAY EX. CO. and shows an eagle at top and a New York seal at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1917. SIZE: 3-1/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 American Railway Express Company Special Officer badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: About 1-13/16 in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated nickel with painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical kick pin with a...

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...