MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTABLES — Railroadiana |
| Lot | Condition | Description | Value/Bidding |
| 1054 | O | OFFICE PICKUP ONLY Sturdy, but dirty railroad ‘RS’ sign, which we believe means ‘Resume Speed’. Note top left 5-inch tear in metal. Otherwise in good shape. Seldom seen item, and will hang on a wall easily. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $10.00 |
| 1055 | O | OFFICE PICKUP ONLY Chicago and Northwestern 'Employee Owned' logo sign, on fiberglass. After a preliminary inspection, the dirt and the mud wasp nests look they all come off. A nice graphic for the winners' railroad room. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $42.00 |
| 1056 | O | OFFICE PICKUP ONLY Lot of three Railroad milepost markers on aluminum. Reflective image, looks like minimal surface defects for what they are used for. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $10.00 |
8 TOTAL IMAGES | 1057 | O | Lot of railroad related ephemera, a TP&W Side track plan book, buttons, patches, SSW Playing Cards, file of machine shop equipment plans and specs., etc. Look through for the fun of it. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $20.00 |
| 1058 | O | Three boxes of rail-related books, includes copy of Droege’s Passenger Terminals and Trains, as well as a 1962 Railway Equipment Register, both books handy for the modeler or prototype fan. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $38.00 |
10 TOTAL IMAGES | 1059 | O | Three more boxes of railroad and traction/inter-urban books and periodicals. Good group of ‘Traction Heritage' periodical, a rather rough but serviceable copy of Freedom Hubbard’s ‘Railroad Avenue’, and a mint copy of William Withun’s authoritative ‘American Steam Locomotives’. Our reserve is less than Withun’s book alone. Have a look. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $24.00 |
7 TOTAL IMAGES | 1060 | O | Three more boxes of railroad books. Some coffee table photo books included, but mostly attractive traction/inter-urban books and periodicals. A few dust cover faults, but all look clean and otherwise good condition. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $32.00 |
8 TOTAL IMAGES | 1061 | O | Assortment of railroad operating and historical documents. 1996 Equipment Register, 3-ring binder of 8x10 photos, mostly Illinois Terminal, Some NS and CSX rule books. Includes a 1917 “Field Manual of Railway Engineering”, chock full of useful info for the modeler or prototype fan. Some non-rail related stock certificates along for the ride. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $14.00 |
| 1062 | O | Assortment of useful prototype references for modeler or fan alike. Diesel Spotter’s Guide I and II (the 1967 early version in very good shape), Railroad Atlas, copy of Kalmbach's ‘Our GM Scrapbook’, an NMRA reprint of the January 1953 Equipment Register, Szwajkart Guide to Chicago (no map), and a few videos bring up the rear. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $10.00 |
5 TOTAL IMAGES | 1063 | O | Cube box of model railroad references and how to books. Includes several Train Shed Cyclopedia, some Hundman freight car publications, etc. Very useful. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $22.00 |
| 1064 | O | Two boxes of railroad DVDs and VHS videos, for your viewing pleasure. Some duplication. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $14.00 |
5 TOTAL IMAGES | 1065 | O | Our largest box well filled with HO models; Athearn, Walthers, End Cab, etc. Include three nice Illinois Terminal Mill gondola kits with different numbers. Tucked in also are seven unopened packages of Kadee 5-10 couplers. Take a look. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $60.00 |
7 TOTAL IMAGES | 1066 | O | Two boxes of rail-related ephemera, including a decent selection of employee timetables, Amtrak system timetables, AAR materials, various rulebooks, and an interesting selection of 8 x 10 black and white photos of a large utility construction project, which are full of 1920’era details and interest. Likely taken in Peoria, but we are not certain. Diverse lot. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $20.00 |
| 1067 | O | OFFICE PICKUP ONLY Old style oil lamp with reflector and large rigid handle, as might be used by railroad mechanical inspectors. Rusty, but we saw no corrosion through the metal. A nice period piece. No charge for the dust. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $10.00 |
7 TOTAL IMAGES | 1068 | O | OFFICE PICKUP ONLY Two boxes of RR books, including Leachman’s ‘Northwest Passage’ and several Kalmbach model and prototype volumes. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $16.00 |
6 TOTAL IMAGES | 1069 | O | OFFICE PICKUP ONLY Two boxes of RR books, incudes a stack of Illinois Central Employee Timetables from the 1980’s, etc. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $32.00 |
5 TOTAL IMAGES | 1070 | O | OFFICE PICKUP ONLY Our largest box of railroad related VHS (x20) and DVD (x60) videos. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $10.00 |
| 1071 | O | When you just need a bigger wrench. Two decidedly non-adjustable hand wrenches meant for leverage on something big. What ever they are for, size matters. | Cat. Value: S.B. 20.00 Price Realized: $16.00 |
5 TOTAL IMAGES | 1072 | O | OFFICE PICKUP ONLY Consignment remainder of some die cast N scale equipment and model buildings, and a plastic holder of US state quarters, with 30 of the 50 slots filled…. So you get $7.50 in the lot off the bat. | Cat. Value: S.B. 16.00 Price Realized: $38.00 |