Collector's Corner

Spring 2000
Volume 107 - No. 1

Collector's Corner

HAVE: SWITCH KEYS will trade for New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad key. Contact BLE member John Hellings, P.O. Box 621, Kingston, NJ 08528.

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. Contact Brother Clark at: 9907 Stirrup Drive, Cantonment, FL 32533; phone (850) 478-7726; or e-mail <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: RED CROSS PINS AND BUTTONS, all American, Contact: Catherine Lindsey, 1003 Getwell Rd. Memphis, TN 38111; phone (901) 458-4076

WANT: BACK ISSUES OF BLE CALENDARS with Howard Fogg artwork, as well as any other of Fogg's work. Contact: Charles H. Cox, P.O. Box 2634, San Bernardino, CA 92407 or call (909) 887-6259.

WANT: ALLADIN LOX-ON MANTEL MODEL C, for a model 23 lamp burner. Contact: George Eckert, 385 Tara Dr., Pittsburgh, PA 15236, or call (412) 655-3756.

WANT: MILWAUKEE RAILROAD MEMORABILIA. Especially looking for dining car china, silver, glassware. Also lanterns and misc. items. Contact: Kevin Hume, BLE Division 369, 1531 Creek Run Trail, Excelsior, MN 55331-6500 or call (612) 470-6181.

WANT: PENN CENTRAL POST, MARCH 15, 1973 - Special Supplement issue. This was an 11x17 letter to employees, folded over once, black print on white paper with no green. Also looking for PC artifacts and souvenirs. Contact: Charles J. French Jr., 880 Albany Turnpike, Old Chatham, NY 12136; phone (518) 794-8477; or e-mail: <chukkster@earthlink.net>.

WANT: PRE- 1950s BASEBALL CARDS. Willing to pay a good price. Contact: Brother Max Hartnagel, 399 Magazine St., Albany, NY 12203-3108.

WANT: INFORMATION ON THE LIFE AND career of John S. Foster. Brother Foster was a member of BLE Division 360 and worked for the Wheeling & Lake Erie from 1896-1949. Any information on Brother Foster is welcome for upcoming article. Especially interested in regular runs held between 1900-1945. Contact writer: John Schon, 212 Anstock Dr., Akron, OH 44319.

Send your submissions to Collector's Corner: Locomotive Engineers Journal, 1370 Ontartio Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1702; or e-mail to <policy@ble.org>.

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