2005-03
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 2/28/2005
Lot of 4 items pertaining to railroads. Gold railroad watch, 2" diameter, ca. 1910, Indiana. The face of this classic timepiece is imprinted Burlington Special. The watch was restored in 2003 and runs perfectly. Included are two modern prints of ca. 1900 railroad images showing the original owner. VF condition...Plus; Stock certificate, CHICAGO, BURLINGTON AND QUINCY RAILROAD COMPANY, 7 1/2" x 11", 1900, New York. This certificate carries an excellent vignette of a locomotive and was canceled on May 17, 1901. Fine condition...Plus; Book, GENERAL SCHEDULE OF INDIANA 1923, 137 pages, octavo, 1923, Post Office Department, Washington, D.C. A list of Indiana post offices with notations of rail service. Loose and worn covers. Fair condition...Plus; Book, CROSSTIES THROUGH CAROLINA by John Gilbert, 88 pages, oblong quarto, The Helios Press, Raleigh, North Carolina. A deluxe illustrated history of railroading in North Carolina. Many rare photographs of early trains. VF condition.
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