#6426 • Adams & Westlake Chicago Indiana & Southern Railroad Bell Bottom Lantern

Part of June 2026 Premier Railroadiana - Day 2 (live auction by Rail & Road Auctions)

High bid $425.00

Status: Sold

Adams & Westlake bell bottom lantern with CI&S RR embossed on the shoulder along with a latest patent date of May 28, 1895. Lantern frame has heavy pitting on the bell bottom, a couple small holes in the lid shoulder, and the lid hinge is broken. Fuel pot and fount are present. The tall clear CNX globe has CI&S RR cast in a rounded end panel on the front. The globe's rims are very clean save for one chip off the bottom edge, and there is a line of very small bubble defects to the left of the rounded end panel.