Originally Posted by AMCDave:
I have never bought any railroadiana but have been given a number of items.
Same here. I've got a PRR lantern (kerosene), a PRR lock & key, a PRR first-aid kit, a couple of manuals, some builders' plates, a couple of spikes, some other odds and ends that escape me at the moment. Friends and relatives see these things at flea markets and estate sales, cheap, and occasionally give them to me when they find out I'm interested in railroading. But personally, I've never put a lot of effort or money into 1:1 railroadiana.