Railroadiana Items In Your Collection

It's great to see such a variety of railroad-related items. Thanks to everybody for sharing. My railroadiana consists of two vintage timetables, and four ashtrays and matchbooks for the four roads I run on my layout. These are inexpensive, and are easily found in antique malls and at train shows. It's a bygone era where most people smoked, so the railroads put their names on smoking-related ephemera. If I had more room, I'd probably fill it all up with more railroad-related items.

My daughter knew I had to have this B&M sign when she saw it in an antique shop.  It’s in remarkably good condition for a glass sign.  I had a custom frame made for it and my wife let me hang it in the den!

John

More odds & ends, hundreds of keys, locks, wax sealers, etc. 7 Santa Fe and U.P. bells, I mostly collect locomotive whistles and lanterns now, specifically presentation types.

@locopilot750 Boy, that is some collection of whistles and beautiful lanterns. The only place I saw cleaner lanterns was at the Depot Attic store in Dobbs Ferry, NY (long ago closed).

Congrats on a first class assortment.

Tom

@Steam Crazy posted:

My daughter knew I had to have this B&M sign when she saw it in an antique shop.  It’s in remarkably good condition for a glass sign.  I had a custom frame made for it and my wife let me hang it in the den!

John

That is an interesting sign. I have the same glass sign that says Hiawatha Railroad Tickets. I wonder who was making these? Any one know?

@locopilot750 posted:

More odds & ends, hundreds of keys, locks, wax sealers, etc. 7 Santa Fe and U.P. bells, I mostly collect locomotive whistles and lanterns now, specifically presentation types.

What a great collection of whistles! Do you know what engines they came off of? Anything from the DM&IR? Look familiar

@leapinlarry posted:

Railroadiana and other types of memorabilia are very interesting pieces of history and have different meanings to model railroad buffs as well as those folks that just love Railroading. From riding the rails, to watching fun videos, and those that take great pictures, it’s all Fun, and this is a great thread to review. I do not have much to show, but I like what others are offering for our pleasure. Happy Railroading Everyone

Is that C&NW brass lock from Wilson Bohannon?

Got this sign and switch stand from a friend of mine. The switch stand is currently being painted and should be put in place in the next week.