What do I have - switch and signal bridge.

Everything's white.  The snow must be very deep.  

Ooops !!  Forgot the photos.

mlaughlinnyc posted:

This is a Junior Bridge Company #401.

The signal bridge is a model 401 by Junior Bridge Co.

Steve

Thanks Steve.  Would you happen to know what those contacts are, how they work.

One of those bridges without the contact plates sold on eBay a few days ago for $28.66

mlaughlinnyc posted:

Thanks Steve.  Would you happen to know what those contacts are, how they work.

One of those bridges without the contact plates sold on eBay a few days ago for $28.66

 

They are usually missing. They are the activation connectors, but I’ve never seen the instructions of how to set them up.

Steve

More here. The contactors go under the track and work by weight, but are not the best design. As indicated in the linked thread, the rubber is usually too dried out. It is intended to touch the 0 middle rail while "ground" is supplied by a convenient tie. The contactor will also work with S.

Those are cute little signal bridges. I have several. They have that old toy look, which I really like.

The switch looks indeed like RivaRossi; I assume there is some marking (e.g. RR) on it. And RivaRossi 0 gauge is not that unknown: http://www.tcawestern.org/rivarossi.htm

Regards

Fred

sncf231e posted:

The switch looks indeed like RivaRossi; I assume there is some marking (e.g. RR) on it. And RivaRossi 0 gauge is not that unknown: http://www.tcawestern.org/rivarossi.htm

Regards

Fred

Thanks for that link.  I recommend it to anyone who would like to see the full story of Rivarossi.  It looks like their O gauge production, begun in 1950, didn't last very long.