Hello my name is Ed and I have been collecting and researching kerosene lanterns for over thirty years. I thought I would share some of my experience with you. With a lot of lanterns being misidentified on the...
How to clean a railroad lantern I have been asked many times how to clean a railroad lantern. What follows covers brakeman hand lanterns and not the larger lamps (switch / markers). I think I have cleaned over...
Railroad Police Badges are an exciting and rewarding collectible! Railroad Police badges date back to the 1850's and represent over 700 different railroad companies.Railroad Police badges are made of...
Brass air whistles were used in the last century primarily at industrial locations and military installations. The use of brass in the manufacture of these whistles gave them clear and vibrant sound , just as...
The Monongahela Connecting Railroad (AAR reporting mark MCRR) or Mon Conn is a small industrial railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was a subsidiary of the Jones Laughlin Steel Company and a large...
Ill just say this. More dietz vesta were used on rails than any other lantern. The Vesta's were all "Tubular" Lanterns. Call them what you want, but they are "cold blast" for brighter flame, and they have...
Here is an excerpt from a great information site: railroadiana . org In addition to the above, a variety of items marked Wells Fargo and Company "San Francisco Division" or "PROPERTY OF WELLS FARGO CO...