Collector's Corner

HAVE: BURLINGTON ROUTE LANTERNS. One caboose Aladdin with spring bracket and two kerosene lanterns, one red and one white. Lenses are in excellent condition. Contact: E.L. Adams, 404 Cagle Rock Cir., Russellville, AR 72802. Phone: (501) 890-5882 or email: <mha@cswnet.com>.

HAVE: RAILROAD MEMORABILIA AND wearables. T-shirts, polo shirts, hats and jackets featuring every Class I and fallen flag road. Also have vintage EMD, Alco and carrier ads from the 1940s-1950s, perfect for framing. Contact: BLE member M.J. Schwerin, 409 N. Lexington Ave., Wilmore, KY 40390; or email: <Matt@KyRailroads.com>.

HAVE: ALADDIN #23 CABOOSE LANTERNwith extra chimney and one shade. Also have Pennsylvania Railroad shovel, one PRR switch key and nine yard PRR engineer and fireman time slips, in perfect condition. Contact: Carl P. Walker, 4103 W. 109th St. Oak Lawn, IL, or (708) 499-3559.

HAVE: ORIGINAL BLE GOLD RINGS. The original BLE ring in men's and women's styles. Designed and offered by BLEr Ray Clark and backed by Josten's lifetime guarantee. These rings were a big hit at the BLE regional conventions. For more details, including photographs, visit BLE Gold Ring website at: <http://blerings.tripod.com>. Contact Brother Clark at: 9907 Stirrup Drive, Cantonment, FL 32533; phone (850) 478-7726; or email: <blediv275@aol.com>.

HAVE: ROBIC SPEED CHRONOMETERS. An invaluable tool for monitoring train speed. Gives readout in miles per hour. Contact: Arizona Diversified Distributing, P.O. Box 90839, Tucson, AZ 85752-0839; phone (800) 487-3254; e-mail <azdiverse@aol.com>.

WANT: BRASS LOCOMOTIVE REVERSERS and bells, any style or era but must be complete. Contact: BLE Division 934 member R. Barbour, 80 Greene St. Ste. 5, Cumberland, MD 21502.

WANT: EARLIER RAILROAD GRADE watches, binoculars, cameras - Ball, Benz, Hamilton, Illinois, Sangamo, Trask, Colibri, Elcan, Ercona, Hensoldt, Ke-7A, Midland, Molander, Leica Canada, Leitz Wetzlar, VEB Carl Zeiss, Jena Contax, Jenaflex, 35 mm Ektra, Kardon, Zephyr, Alta, Chiyotax, Honor, Ichicon, Leotax NR III, Melcon, Miranda, Nicca 5, Peerless, Ricoh I, Redflag, Reid, Tower, Zenobia 35. Contact: Edmund Juszczyk, 2421 Wests 46th St., Chicago, IL 60632.

WANT: HANDBOOK OR SCHEMATIC drawing with explanation of the working of the Le Chatelier water brakes as used on the steam locomotives of the Denver & Rio Grande Western. Contact: Retired BLE Division 71 member Stacy J. Dear, 1347 Arnold Ave., Roslyn, PA 19001.

WANT: INFORMATION REGARDING THE the location of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Station in Bound Brook, N.J. and information about B & M and Canadian Pacific trains that ran through Tilton, N.H. between 1952-1954. Also, want post cards of trains, trolleys and lighthouses from around the world. Contact: Robert J. Andrews, P.O. Box 6782, Pur, R.I. 02940.

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