Switch stand light

It's nice.  My wife would never allow it.  But it's nice, all the same. I'm jealous.

There was a company that advertised in MR in the 80's that made these as interior lamps with the same shades. They are probably made with the same tooling as originals but you should keep that in mind as you decide to purchase or not. It is a repro.and the price should reflect that.

I guess that explains why it looks new. So is fifty dollars to much? I really don't know, I don't buy much of anything. Spartan lifestyle here. This would be the third lamp in this house.

Clem 

$50 sounds good to me.  Handlan Buck made lamps and reproduction pieces.  They would put any road name on them for you.  I would to order them for a restaurant chain (Darryls) that I used to work for.

George Lasley

I bought one of these new back in the 80's from the Model Railroader advertiser - $100 new IIRC.  So, $50 seems reasonable now - especially in good shape.  As others noted, these are repros and not originals.

One rule is, if it weights a ton, it may be genuine. I have a few real ones, and they're heavy duty, like all real RR marker lights and lanterns. You can hit them with a hammer, and you won't get much of a dent, if any! If it's relatively light (inexpensive thinner metal), it's a repro, I'd think. This looks like a repro, because of the look of the metal, and the fresh finish; no doubt it was made as a decorative piece, as noted by others above. But that's OK. It looks nice, and representative of the real thing -$50 seems very reasonable.

$50. would be a good deal. As others have stated, these lamps were made for novelty purposes and they were not used in service. This lamp may appear thinner but that is only because it is a Handlan. They were less rugged compared to the Adlake and Dressel lamps.

Have you tried to buy any decent indoor lamp for less than $50 lately? As long as it works, you should have scooped it up before even posting here!

Looks like a real good deal @ $50.00.

$50 is a steal of a price.

Art

Good morning everyone 

Thank you for all the responses. I do lawn mowing and someone wanted to trade. Now I now how many times to mow this lawn to acquire this lamp. If I ever decide to sell it I will post it here first.

Once again thank you

Clem k

Why not go for a Leg Lamp?