Collector's Corner

HAVE: A LIMITED EDITION BURLINGTON NORTHERN ANNIVERSARY COIN (1970-1995) made of pewter, mint condition. Contact Ron Johnson, BLE Division 200, 1845 14th Ave, Moline IL 61265; phone (309) 764-9085; or email RonDoctor7@aol.com.

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.

HAVE: RAILROAD SPIKE KNIFE, a nine inch knife that has been made from a high carbon steel spike. Contact: Marty Dobson, Dobson Knife Company, 11051 Ventura Blvd., Machesney Park, Ill. 61115, phone (815) 877-4069.

HAVE: LARGE COLLECTION OF BLE AND BLF&E PAPER ITEMS. Old agreements, newspapers and newsletters, magazines and BLE Journals (have bound volumes for years 1867 and 1928 thru 1959). Also have items in these basic categories: steam; electric railways; diesel; d-e electrical; rules; brakes; track; cars; textbooks; timetables and; misc. Contact: BLEr R.J. McKay of Div. 206, 14361 Knob Hill Road, Rogers, TX 76569, or email to LokoMac@aol.com.

WANT: SWITCH KEYS FROM SP, NH, RI, UP, GN, ATSF, also marked keys from all roads. Contact: Ernie Mann 1944 Ninth St., Rensselaer, NY 12144; or call (518) 463-1476.

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 a 11X17 letter to employees, folded over once, black print on white paper with no green. Also looking for Penn Central 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.

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

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