Collector's Corner

Fall/Winter 2003
Volume 110 - No. 3 & 4

Collector's Corner

HAVE: LITHOGRAPH PAINTINGS OF STEAM and diesel engines from almost every railroad in the U.S. Color and black-and-white, framed and ready to hang. Contact: George Pratt, 1028 Morrell Ave., Connellsville, PA 15425, or (724) 626-3088.

HAVE: SET OF B&O PASSENGER CONDUCTOR uniform buttons. Contact: George Pratt, 1028 Morrell Ave., Connellsville, PA 15425, or (724) 626-3088.

HAVE: HUGE ASSORTMENT OF RAILROAD

collectibles from 50 years of collecting. Over 500 items such as: manuals; books; passes; books on steam logistics and operations; lanterns; locks; keys; china; jacket; decanters; model train set; an engine etched on a mirror; and many other items from various railroads. Would like to sell the entire collection to a single collector. Contact B.D. Horton, P.O. Box 695, Belen, N.M. 87002, or (505) 864-8484.

HAVE: COPIES OF "OPERATION CUT - THE First 30 Years (Cleveland Union Terminal rail operations)," a new book by retired BLE Member Jack Grasso. For information, contact: Railroad Avenue Enterprises, P.O. Box 114, Flanders, NJ 07836-0114.

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.BLErings.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>.

WANT: A PAIR OF RAILROAD CABOOSE lanterns. Contact: CarolAnn Wetherby by e-mail: <carolann@koyote.com>.

WANT: INFORMATION ON ADLAKE LANTERN.It has one three-inch red lens and a bracket on the other side with a set screw, on the right side looking at the lens it is has a door with a peep hole in it that slides up, inside the door is a burner and the wick is adjustable from outside, below the chimney is a series of diamond shaped holes around the lantern. it is 10 inches tall, there is no railroad marking on it. Contact: Richard Conway, 3920 Huntington Ave., P.O. Box 667 Clearlake, CA 95422; or email: <dick100@mchsi.com>

WANT: "THUNDER ON THE BLUE RIDGE," a record about the Norfolk & Western steam engines on the Blue Ridge or other records about Norfolk & Western steam engines. Please contact retired BLE Division 291 member T. Heywood Branch, 350 Archer St., Crewe, VA 23930; phone (434) 645-9048.

Send your Collector's Corner submissions to: Locomotive Engineers Journal, 1370 Ontario St., Mezzanine, Cleveland, OH 44113-1702.Or e-mail to: <policy@ble.org>

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