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 Class I and fallen flag roads. 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 LANTERN with 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://www.xtraindriver.com>. Contact Brother Clark at: 9907 Stirrup Drive, Cantonment, FL 32533; phone (850) 478-7726; or email: <blediv275r@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>.

HAVE: DEAD MAN CONTROL (PEDAL FOOT) equipped on G.M. GA-7s and GP-9s. Also have two kerosene switchman's lanterns. Contact: retired BLE Division 764 member E.F. "Ted" Sherbrook, 150 Vista de al Montana, Palm Springs, CA 92264; or call: (760) 324-5856.

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.

HAVE: SOUTHERN PACIFIC RULES AND regulations effective February 1943. Also have playing cards from the Golden State passenger train with SP Daylight locomotive. Contact: J.B. Anderson, 215 E. Charles Ave., Tucumcari, NM 88401.

HAVE: NEW YORK CENTRAL 999 RED & WHITE lanterns. Contact: retired BLE Division 752 member Joseph V. Carey, 227 Schuurman Rd. Castleton, NY 12033.

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.

WANT: OLD TOY TRAINS, LAY-OUTS. Seeking collections, lay-outs or the set you had around your Christmas tree. All makes and sizes. Any condition. Will travel anywhere. (305) 743-2895. Call collect if you like. Doug and Diane Nash. Give us an excuse to hit the road. ·

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