May 2024 Railroadiana Auction

Live auction by Rail & Road Auctions

Starts May 9, 2024 10:00 AM EDT

Rail & Road Auctions is proud to present a two day sale filled with all things transportation. This sale will include railroadiana, automobilia, aviation, and nautical items and ephemera. Our Thursday session will be strictly railroad related, while Friday will include Automotive, Aviation, and Nautical. See below for highlights of both days. Thursday May 9th, 2024 - Railroadiana The Thursday session will feature just over 350 lots of railroadiana including signals, locomotive hardware, historical lithographs, lanterns, passes, smalls and much more. Highlights include a Union Switch and Signal semaphore with case, Western Railroad Supply harp style wig wag, pair of Miniature Train Company restored crossings, Pennsylvania Railroad “The General” double sided gate sign, Nickel Plate Alco S-4 builders plate, New York, New Haven & Hartford EP-4 cast aluminum nose plate, 15” brass steam locomotive bell, 60 degree cast iron crossbuck, 1867 William Mason Cape Cod builders lithograph, Hinkley and Williams builders lithograph, etc. Other categories in this session include a number of employee cap and uniform badges including railroad police badges, china, silver, advertising prints, annual passes, railroad dining car menus, lanterns, more decks of scare railroad playing cards, porcelain signs and semaphore blades, telegraph items including porcelain signs, keys, sounders, and more, Chicago and North Western train order levers, GP9 model designation plate, a WIDE selection of Milwaukee Road items in numerous categories, steel New York Central superintendent building sign from Hillsdale, Michigan, whistles, etc. This sale will also feature another great group of Monon advertising ephemera, silver, china, etc.

Lots

#3000 • Three Nickel "Freight Conductor", "Agent" and "Yard Conductor" Railroad Cap Badges (High bid $50.00)
#3001 • Six Pieces of Milwaukee Road Dining Car China Traveler and Peacock Bowls, Plates, and Saucer (High bid $80.00)
#3002 • Three Railroad Cap Badges - "Yard Foreman", "Crossing Watchman", "Baggage Master" (High bid $70.00)
#3003 • Three Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad China Olympian Teacup & Saucer Sets (High bid $60.00)
#3004 • Three Railroad Cap Badges - "Ticket Examiner", "Attendant", "Guard" (High bid $50.00)
#3005 • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad China Traveler Oatmeal Bowl, Dinner Plate, and Divided Grill Plate (High bid $170.00)
#3006 • Three Railroad Cap Badges - "Conductor, "Brakeman", "Brakeman" (High bid $60.00)
#3007 • Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railroad China Olympian Teacup and Milwaukee Road Saucers (High bid $20.00)
#3008 • Early "Train Baggage Master" Nickel Railroad Cap Badge (High bid $80.00)
#3009 • Five Pieces of Milwaukee Road Dining Car China Traveler Hot Food Cover, Lunch Plate, Bouillon Cup, Oval Celery Dish, and Bowl (High bid $140.00)
#3010 • Four Railroad Cap Badges - "Attendant", "Conductor", "Conductor", and "Brakeman" (High bid $60.00)
#3011 • Four Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad China Olympian Teacup & Saucer Sets (High bid $90.00)
#3012 • Santa Fe Railroad Uniform Badges, Coat Buttons & Pins, and Chico Items (High bid $80.00)
#3013 • Five Milwaukee Road Dining Car Items - Silver Bouillon Spoons, Mid Century Serving Tray, and Glama Glass Trays (High bid $50.00)
#3014 • High Top Santa Fe Railroad Brass Conductor Cap Badge and Screw Back Pin (High bid $70.00)
#3015 • Milwaukee Road Stemmed Wine Glass, 1975 President's Safety Trophy Winner Coffee Mug, and Hot Chocolate Mug (High bid $100.00)
#3016 • Santa Fe Railroad High Top Nickel Porter Cap Badge (High bid $100.00)
#3017 • Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railroad China Oval Platter and Milwaukee Road Worchester Plate (High bid $90.00)
#3018 • Santa Fe Railroad High Top Nickel Conductor Cap Badge (High bid $70.00)
#3019 • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad North Star Wool Blanket (High bid $120.00)
#3020 • Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Nickel Police Badge and Uniform Patch (High bid $140.00)
#3021 • Sixteen Milwaukee Road and Burlington Route Hand Towels, Head Rest Covers, and Linens - Hiawatha, Pullman, and Domeliners (High bid $100.00)
#3022 • Wabash Railroad Nickel Police Badge (High bid $160.00)
#3023 • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Conductors Uniform (High bid $275.00)
#3024 • Long Island Railroad Nickel Police Badge (High bid $475.00)
#3025 • Milwaukee Road General Motors Locomotive Advertising Poster Featuring 5400 H.P. Diesel Freight Locomotive (High bid $120.00)
#3026 • Wabash Railroad Conductor and Brakeman Nickel Cap Badges (High bid $120.00)
#3027 • Milwaukee Road Color Advertising Poster - Diesel Logging Train (High bid $50.00)
#3028 • Milwaukee, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad Brakeman Nickel Cap Badge (High bid $80.00)
#3029 • Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Color Advertising Poster - Monarchs of the Mountains (High bid $675.00)
#3030 • Pair of Wheeling Traction System Nickel Employee Badges (High bid $90.00)
#3031 • Milwaukee Road Gallatin Gateway to Yellowstone Color Advertising Poster (High bid $225.00)
#3032 • Three Railroad Nickel Cap Badges - C.St.P.M&O "Brakeman", "Trainman", and Union Pacific "Brakeman" (High bid $70.00)
#3033 • Milwaukee Road America's Longest Electrified Railroad Color Advertising Poster (High bid $50.00)
#3034 • Chicago & Alton Railroad "Freight Conductor" Nickel Cap Badge (High bid $70.00)
#3035 • Milwaukee Road Advertising Poster - Wanted Men Seeking Opportunity (High bid $40.00)
#3036 • New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Baggage Porter Nickel Cap Badge (High bid $70.00)
#3037 • Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railway Advertising Poster - Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread (High bid $20.00)
#3038 • Three Traction / Interurban Company Nickel Employee Badges - North Shore Line, Baltimore Transit, and South Carolina Traction (High bid $60.00)
#3039 • 1951 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Wall Map - Route of the Hiawathas (High bid $50.00)
#3040 • Topeka Rapid Transit Railway Company - Conductor Nickel Cap Badge (High bid $100.00)
#3041 • 1961 Milwaukee Road Large Colo Wall Map (High bid $30.00)
#3042 • Milwaukee Road Trainman and Conductor Railroad Cap Badges (High bid $80.00)
#3043 • 1961 Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Polychrome Wall Map (High bid $30.00)
#3044 • Milwaukee Road Flagman Nickel Railroad Cap Badge (High bid $80.00)
#3045 • New York Central Railroad 1930 James Whitcomb Riley Dinner Menu (High bid $50.00)
#3046 • 10 Milwaukee Road Railroad Safety Award and Uniform Lapel Pins (High bid $100.00)
#3047 • 1871 Catawissa Railroad Annual Pass (High bid $150.00)
#3048 • 7 Milwaukee Road Pins - Hiawatha Tribe, Chicago Railroad Fair, Luggage Tag (High bid $30.00)
#3049 • Six New York Central Railroad Menus - 1927 Big Four Route, Cornhusker Special, Children's Menus, and More (High bid $90.00)
#3050 • Three Milwaukee Road Employee Railroad Badges (High bid $90.00)
#3051 • 1890 Savannah, Florida & Western Railway Annual Pass (High bid $90.00)
#3052 • 1934 Milwaukee Road Veteran Employee Association - Brass Badge w/ Ribbon (High bid $50.00)
#3053 • Four Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Menus - Yellowstone River, Nebraska Cornhusker Special, and 1954 Omaha Centennial (High bid $60.00)
#3054 • 1936 Milwaukee Road Veteran Employee Association - Hiawatha Brass Badge w/ Ribbon (High bid $50.00)
#3055 • Seven Southeastern Railroad Annual Passes and Exchange Ticket - East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia, Central of Georgia, and More (High bid $425.00)
#3056 • Keystone Erie Railroad Bell Bottom Lantern w/ Clear Cast Globe (High bid $100.00)
#3057 • 1915 Great Northern Railway Special Menu - Annual Trade Tour of the St. Paul Association of Commerce (High bid $40.00)
#3058 • Erie Railroad Adlake Railroad Caboose Right Marker Lamp (High bid $150.00)
#3059 • 1889 Cornwall & Lebanon Railroad Annual Pass (High bid $70.00)
#3060 • Pair of Erie Railroad Adams & Westlake and Dietz Railroad Lanterns (High bid $70.00)
#3061 • 1901 Erie Railroad Thanksgiving Special Menu (High bid $50.00)
#3062 • Dressel Railroad Switch Lantern w/ White and Yellow Day Targets (High bid $140.00)
#3063 • 1776 New Jersey Colonial Currency Six Shillings Note (High bid $190.00)
#3064 • Adams & Westlake "Adlake Reliable" Pennsylvania Railroad Lantern w/ Red Pennsylvania Lines Cast Globe (High bid $110.00)
#3065 • Six Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railroad Menus - Columbine, Golden State, Palms Orange Groves and Snowy Mountains, and More (High bid $110.00)
#3066 • Lake Shore Electric Railroad Adams & Westlake Classification Lamp (High bid $225.00)
#3067 • 1875 Kentucky Central Railroad Annual Pass (High bid $50.00)
#3068 • Handlan Big Four Railroad Lantern w/ Clear Cast CCC & StL Ry Globe (High bid $80.00)
#3069 • Dixie Flagler Menu - Chicago & Eastern Illinois, Louisville and Nashville, NC&StL, ACL, and FEC Railroad (High bid $60.00)
#3070 • Adams & Westlake Railroad Caboose Right Marker Lamp (High bid $140.00)
#3071 • 1876 Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Annual Pass Exchange Ticket (High bid $50.00)
#3072 • Pair of Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad / Big Four Railroad Lanterns (High bid $100.00)
#3073 • Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway Royal Route Supper Menu and Wine List (High bid $110.00)
#3074 • Akron, Canton and Youngstown Railroad Adams & Westlake Locomotive Marker / Classification Lamp (High bid $400.00)
#3075 • Six Southeastern Railroad Annual Passes - 1914 Columbia, Newberry & Laurens, 1915 Queen & Crescent Route, and More (High bid $130.00)
#3076 • Adams & Westlake Pennsylvania Railroad Reliable Lantern w/ MacBeth Red FLASHED Extended Base Globe (High bid $100.00)
#3077 • Four Illinois Central and Gulf Mobile & Ohio Railroad Menus - The Floridan, Panama Limited, Hawthorn, Etc. (High bid $90.00)
#3078 • Cleveland, Southwestern & Columbus Dressel Railroad Crossing Gate Lamp (High bid $140.00)
#3079 • Seven Midwest Railroad Annual Passes - 1894 Louisville, Evansville & St. Louis, 1897 Big Four, 1899 C&EI, and More (High bid $275.00)
#3080 • Dietz Louisville and Nashville Bell Bottom Lantern w/ Clear Cast Extended Base Globe (High bid $80.00)
#3081 • Four Baltimore & Ohio and Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Menus and China Booklet - 1939 New York World's Fair, Capitol Limited, and More (High bid $60.00)
#3082 • Restored Penn Ohio Electric Company Adams & Westlake Classification / Marker Lamp (High bid $110.00)
#3083 • Six Southeastern Railroad Annual Passes - 1876 Pioneer Steamboat Line, 1892 Atlantic Coast Line, and More (High bid $120.00)
#3084 • Erie Railroad Adams & Westlake Kero Lantern w/ Clear Etched Globe (High bid $50.00)
#3085 • Three Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad Menus - 1902 and 1927 (High bid $90.00)
#3086 • Armspear Bessemer and Lake Erie and Adlake Reliable Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad Lanterns (High bid $110.00)
#3087 • Eight Erie Railroad Dining Car Menus - 1930 to 1957 (High bid $130.00)
#3088 • Seaboard Air Line Railroad Trainman Cap - Berry - Burk & Co. (High bid $140.00)
#3089 • Two Lehigh Valley Railroad Menus - 1928 Annual Road Inspection Special Menu and 1939 Buffet Service (High bid $110.00)
#3090 • Lake Erie & Eastern Railroad Dietz Vesta Lantern w/ New York Central Clear Cast Globe (High bid $120.00)
#3091 • 1901 Louisville and Nashville Railroad Dining Car Booklet and Childrens Menu (High bid $60.00)
#3092 • Quebec Central Railroad Trainman Cap - William Scully (High bid $160.00)
#3093 • Six Southeastern Railroad Menus - Atlantic Coast Line, Southern, and Atlanta & West Point (High bid $80.00)
#3094 • Armspear Chesapeake and Ohio and Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Lanterns (High bid $100.00)
#3095 • Pullman Company Railroad No. 8 Wool Blanket and Four Beverage Menus - 1931 to 1966 (High bid $170.00)
#3096 • Group of three Louisville and Nashville Railroad Lanterns - One Unfired (High bid $140.00)
#3097 • Four Wabash Railroad Playing Card Decks Including New Old Stock (High bid $130.00)
#3098 • Pair of Penn Central Railroad Lanterns - Dressel and Adlake (High bid $130.00)
#3099 • Nine Southern Railway Menus - Crescent, Southerner, and More (High bid $70.00)

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