Info wanted on SOUTHERN RAILWAY CO conductors box

The conductor's boxes were used for the storage of tickets, receipts, cash and usually the conductor's ticket punch. Some were marked with the railroad name, either painted on or embossed, such as this one has. Sometimes you will find a box with the conductor's name painted on. I have one from the DL&W with the conductor, A. Bush, also on the lid.

The lamp could be a caboose wall lamp, although these lamps were also used for other purposes. I'm not sure of the manufacture, but if I had to guess I would say it was either made by Handlan or Dressel.

Sam as far as the PRR paper, remember that Southern trains 37 and 38 started back in the late 1800s.  These trains became the Crescent ans Crescent Limited eventually.  In 1896 the "Washington & Southwestern Limited, in 1906 "New York and New Orleans Limited, 1905 New York, Atlanta & New Orleans etc. ect. ect.  These trains started in New York city and returned there.  From NYC to DC and back they were pulled by the PRR handed off to the Southern and back to the PRR in DC.  So it sounds perfectly logical for the Southern conductor to have PRR papers.

Ron

The owner just sent me this note about the lamp - 

"The lamp is a Handlan. The lamp came out of a caboose owned by the late Albert Otten, a former multiple term LLCCA PRESIDENT."