RAILROADIANA

893. Illinois. Railroad. Chicago Area Railroad Co Passes, 1883-1911. Lot of 5 different passes. 1893, issued to Mrs. E. F. Metcalf for travel on the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co, printed in red on white paper. 1887, issued to F. E. Jones for travel on Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway, black print on crème paper. 1899, issued to F. E. Jones for travel on Chicago & Alton Railroad, black print on yellow paper. 1899, issued to F. E. Jones for travel on Chicago, Peoria & St. Louis Railroad, blue print on blue paper. 1911, issued to L. R. Tuttle for travel on Chicago, Milwaukee & Puget Sound Railway. All very fine. Est. $100-200

894. Illinois. Railroad. Hannibal & St. Joe Railroad Passes, 1878. Both were issued in 1878, but have completely different styles. One issued to E. F. Brown, from Kansas City to Hannibal, printed in orange on white paper. The other is issued to Rick Reynolds for travel from LaClede to Chillicothe. These appear to be more complimentary tickets than actual passes. Fine. Est. $75-150

895. Illinois. Railroad. New Era Mfg Co. Railroad Prospectus, 1888. 31 pages containing descriptions of manufactured machines, operations, projects and work done by the company, including a great illustration of the ditch machine, featuring a team of 7 horses. 10 x 6 1/2 staple bound. Fine, water stains. Est. $150-300

896. Illinois. Railroad. Quincy Transfer Co Stage Coach Passes, 1887 & 1888. Lot of 2 different passes. 1887, issued to Col Wm Harley, wonderful vignette of a stage coach pulling up to a rail depot, black print on pink paper. 1888, issued to William Harley, signed by J. H. Whiting, president, vignette of a stage coach at upper left corner, black print on tan paper. The second pass has discoloration from wear, the 1887 pass is very fine. Est. $100-200

897. Iowa. Railroad. Sioux City & Pacific Railroad Pass, 1888. Issued to W. P. McFarlane, signed by Halsey. Attractive vignette at upper left of a rail traveling through on open valley with large mountains in background. Printed on gray paper. Extremely fine. Est. $200-400

898. Kansas. Railroad. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co Passes, 1878-1919. Lot of 6 different passes. 1878, issued to Ed. F. Browne for travel of up to 1000 miles, printed on white paper with several punch holes around edges marking off the miles used. 1892, issued to J. B. Frawley, UP RR, blue print on crème paper. 1894, issued to Fred G. Buckley, for all stations in Colorado, blue print on blue paper. 1913, issued to L. R. Tuttle, for travel from Los Angeles to Fullerton, one day pass, black print on yellow paper. 1915, issued to F. E. Jones, T & G RR, blue print on crème paper. 1919, issued to Rev Swander, for travel between Ludlow and Los Angeles, blue print on crème paper. Some passes have dirt staining from wear, others are very fine. Est. $100-150

899. Kansas. Railroad. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Pass, 1958. Issued to Mrs. P. N. Myers, wife of the president of Trona Railway Co (California). Blue print on green safety print background. Very fine. Est. $50-150

900. Massachusetts. Plymouth & Cape Cod Stage Coach Stereocard, c.1870. The scene is of the classic stage coach we all think of that was most commonly used in western movies. Attractive round bottom shape and square top. The driver sat outside and up on a bench above the coach. Above coach door is a sign that is difficult to make out but ;Plymouth & Cape Cod XXX Road is visible. Two white and two brown horses are hooked up to the coach. A small house is visible in the background. No photographer or location offered on this stereocard. The image is now affected by brown spotting the does have some impact on the clarity. Also, the image is slightly over exposed. But still a great view of an early stage coach and an early stereocard. Fine. Est. $100-300

901. Mexico. Railroad. Mexican Railroad Co Passes, 1894. Lot of 5 different passes. All issued to F. G. Buckley, supt of Gran Fundicion Nacional Mexicana. (1) Ferrocarril de Monterey al Golfo Mexicano. (2) Ferrocarril Internacional Mexicano Eagle Pass Route. (3) Ferrocarril Central Mexicano. (4) Ferrocarril Mexicano del Norte The Mexican Northern Railway. (5) Compania del Camino De Fierro Nacional Mexicana, with vignette of Mexican Eagle at left. All have minor dirt and wear to edges. Very fine. Est. $150-300

902. Missouri. Railroad. Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Ticket, 1878. Issued to E. F. Brown for travel from Euphoria to Sedalia, 1878, signed by Robinson. Conductor's Pass Check still attached along perforation seam. Minor foxing. Very fine. Est. $50-150

903. New York. Railroad. Black River & Utica Rail Road Co. Cert #335. Incorporated in New York 1850. Issued to M. Morris for 2 shares in 1856. Signed by John Butterfield president and treasurer. Vignette of a steam train pulling a passenger and luggage car. Black border and print. Uncancelled. Printer - Gavcit & Co, Albany. 6.5 x 11. Datelined Utica. John Butterfield was the unsung partner of Wells and Fargo. In 1850, Butterfield convinced Henry Wells and William Fargo to consolidate Butterfield and Wasson with that of Wells, Fargo to form American Express, the same as that of today. The break between Butterfield and Wells and Fargo came in 1852-53, when the board of American Express show that already $60 million in gold had reached the East Coast, and American Express was missing out on that transportation. Butterfield vetoed the idea of expanding American Express to the West Coast, most likely believing that the gold rush was only short lived. Wells, Fargo & Co formed, and the rest is history. John Butterfield is better remembered for the Butterfield Overland Stage Co, formed in 1857 to bid on the lucrative $600,000 government contract to carry mail from the East Coast to San Francisco. Butterfield's bid won, but only after the Postmaster General required that the cross country route travel through Arkansas,

El Paso, Texas to Fort Yuma, AZ, and on to San Francisco, forcing the mail route through the desert southwest. The mines of Colorado and Nevada were in their infancy or not yet discovered. Butterfield won the contract and on Sept 16, 1858, Butterfield himself left the St. Louis post office with 2 bags of mail and one passenger, Waterman L. Ormsby. Ormsby stayed with the trip all the way to San Francisco, which took 24 days for the 2,812 miles. Ormsby's quote when he arrived was ;Had I not just come out over the route, I would be perfectly willing to go back, but I now know what Hell is like. I'sve just had 24 days of it. The Overland Stage Co continued its service for the next 2.5 years profitably, but in 1860, Butterfield was forced out. Wells, Fargo & Co took over, due to the large debts owed those men by Butterfield. At the outbreak of the Civil War, the last Overland Stage trip through the desert southwest was made March 21, 1861, essentially marking the end of the Butterfield Overland Stage Co. Wells, Fargo & Co used more northerly routes, traveling into the core of American history. John Butterfield died at his home in Utica, New York, in 1869. (Wells Fargo, by Loomis 1968; www.desertusa.com). Wear to fold creases. Foxing along edges and on reverse. Est. $1000-2000

904. New York. Railroad. New York Central & Hudson Railroad Photograph, 1880. Original sepia tone photo of a N.Y.C. & H.R.R.R. engine and its engineers, 12 1/2 x 9 1/2. Est. $200-400

905. Railroad. Books. Poor's Manual of Railroads Directory Collection. Lot of 9 volumes. 1870-71, 1875-76, 1879, 1883, 1885, 1888, 1894, 1899 and 1915. These are indispensable in railroad research. We cite the Poor's Manuals regularly in our catalogs. The volumes vary in condition from poor to very fine. Est. $2000-4000 (not illustrated)

906. Railroad. Certificate. St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Co. Cert #0000. Specimen. Unissued, unsigned. Vignette of a seated woman with a man seated below her. Ornate blue border and underprint. Cancelled by hole punches along signature lines. Printer - ABN. 8 x 12. Blank stub attached at left edge. ;Specimen printed in red along signature lines. Extremely fine. Est. $100-200

907. Railroad. Eastern Railroad Passes, 1878 & 1899. Lot of 3 different passes. 1878, Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Railway, Editor's Pass, issued to R. N. Reynolds. Pass would have folded to fit in wallet, one side of the pass has embossing with company name and an image of a man at middle, similar to a photograph, unique. 1899, Elgin Joliet & Eastern Railway, issued to F. E. Jones, gen mgr Nevada Central RR, printed on green paper. 1899, issued to F. E. Jones, from Bound Brook to Philadelphia, printed on standard paper, pass has been folded four times with subsequent creases, small tears along creases. All fine to very fine. Est. $100-200 7094 7

908. Railroad. General. Key System, Ltd. Key Terminal Rwy Ltd. Employees's Time Table No. 6., 1932. 28 pages of routs and times. Key system logos on front. 8 1/2 x 14 1/2. Fine, heavy folds, soiling. Est. $100-300

909. Railroad. General. Promotional Railroad Photos, c.1890-1910. Lot of 20. This group includes foreign promotional photos of engines including a 1914 Maffei Mallet photo from South Africa which has been mounted on a modern mat; a Chinese National Railway engine; Great Western King George V (U.K.?); Great Northern Railway (U.K.?); an 1871 Comet engine from Neilson & Co. of Glasgow, Scotland; a Nizams State Railway engine from India; an 1873 New Zealand Railways publicity photo of an engine made in Glasgow; a London LNER engine, a Great central Valour engine from England, an 1884 Vittorio Emanuel II from Italy, a Highland Railway locomotive and an 1870 Chartered Gas Co. engine. There are also what appear to be 7 American promotional photos including six Baldwin engines and an 1876 Porter-Bell engine. Est. $300-500

910. Railroad. General. Union Pacific (?) Handcar Original Matted Photograph. Wonderful photo of three railroad men on a hand car. Printed by G. D. Francis, 319 E. 7th St., St. Paul. Matte 10 x 12, photo 5.5 x 8. Est. $100-300

911. Railroad. General. Western Railroad Photographs, c.1900. Lot of 31. Lot contains 27 black and white railroad photographs and includes the publication ;Performing in War and Preparing for Peace by George A. Kelly, vice-president of the Pullman Company; a print of the Wason Manufacturing Company Railway Car Builders building of Springfield, Massachusetts; a 1930 Union Pacific wallet calendar and a Western Pacific Railroad company general mortgage bond. Est. $100-200

912. Railroad. Lock. Central Pacific Railroad Metal Tag. Cent. Pac. R. R. Co. / 32092. Brass, square, 1.5. Fob style slot at top. Toned on both sides. Fine to very fine. Provenance: Holabird Key Tag Collection. Est. $150-300

913. Railroad. Lock. Four locks used for trunks, boxes, etc .c 1870's. Lot of 4. From the Spargo store building in Virginia City. These locks could be used on treasure or express boxes. 1) Pat. Aug.7, 1875. RR lock style but very skinny key. Steel & brass., 2.75 x 2.5. 2) ;BCDO.Valmann. SF Cal Pat Oct 26 (18) 75. Brass, RR style lock. 3 x 2.5. 3) No maker shown, Pat. March (18)75. Heart shape, Steel, odd looking. 3.25 x 2. 4) No maker. Brass. ;Handmade Warranted 1.25 x 1.75. Est. $100-300

914. Railroad. Lock. Houston & Texas Central Railroad Key, c. 1890-1910. H & TCRR owned by Southern Pacific Railroad. Key is brass, 2 long. Est. $50-100

915. Railroad. Lock. Southern Pacific Co Lock. So. / Pacific / CS - 44 / Special embossed on lock body. 2.25 wide and 3 tall. Rusted at bottom near chain loop. Key hole cover spring not operational, but cover moves easily. Fine. Est. $75-150

916. Railroad. Lock. Southern Pacific Railroad Lock & Key. The lock clasp has CS 4S 8 stamped on it. Lock body has S P T Co and Patented # below stamped on it. Key has S P Co CS - 4. Key operates lock. About 6 inches of chain attached. Most of the lock has rust. Key hole cover is worn, but spring operates. Fine. Est. $75-150

917. Railroad. Lock. Union Pacific Embossed Lock. Union / Pacific / CS - 21 / Roadway & Bridge Department. All embossed on one side. Mfg Adlake. No key. Chain loop at bottom. Appears to be made of brass. Very fine. Est. $75-150

918. Railroad. Lock. Union Pacific Unique Lock & Key. We are not sure what the proper name of this lock style is, so we will just use ;unique. Triangular key, sleek design, 2 inch wide and 2.5 tall. Metal lock, brass key. Odd...you tell us. Very fine. Est. $75-150

919. Railroad. Lock. Western Pacific Lock, c.1920. WP RR stamped on clasp. Mfg by F. S. News Coins, Lanc (Lancaster) PA. About 12 of chain attached. Key hole cover has operational spring. Minor rust. No key. Very fine. Est. $75-150

920. Railroad. Lock. Western Pacific Railroad Lock & Key, c.1920. WP RR stamped on reverse of key hole. Manufactured by Adlake. About 12 of chain attached. Key makes lock operational. Latch cover spring in excellent condition. Minor rust. 3 wide and 3.5 tall. Extremely fine. Est. $75-150

921. Railroad. Misc. Salad-size plate made for Southern Pacific Lines. White pottery, with raised rim and four varieties of wildflowers painted in color around ;bowl of the plate. On back: ;Syracuse China, U.S.A. Prairie-Mountain Wildflowers made for Southern Pacific Lines by Onondaga Pottery Co., Syracuse, N.Y. 7 diameter. Provenance: Holabird Collection. Excellent condition. Est. $150-300

922. Railroad. Passes. Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlanta Railway Co. Lot of 2 similar certificates. Incorporated in Georgia. Both issued to Jacob F. Batchelor for 100 shares each in 1925. Both are signed, but signatures difficult to decipher. Vignette at upper left of a robed woman with a man on either side of her. Green border and underprint. Both Uncancelled. Printer - Republic Bank Note. 9 x 12. Minor foxing along edges. Fine to very fine. Est. $200-400

923. Railroad. Passes. Chicago Related Railroad Co Passes, 1914-1925. Lot of 4 different passes. Two are from the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co, both from 1925, for Mrs. J. P. Bowers and the other for J. P. Bowers, U. P. Agent. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Co, 1917, to Mrs. J. P. Bowers, print on yellow paper. Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Co, 1914, to Bowers and family, printed on pink paper. Minor wear to some. Very fine. Est. $100-200

924. Railroad. Passes. Northern Pacific Railway Passes, 1886 & 1901. Lot of 3 similar passes. 1886, issued to F. E. Jones, for Ashland to Brainerd, occupation Operator. Chips along edges. 1901, issued to L. R. Tuttle & Wife, from Lathrop to Deer Lodge, signed by McBride. Pass has been folded with crease from left to right with subsequent wear at end of crease. Chips and small tears on left and right edges. 1901, issued to L. R. Tuttle, for Lathrop to Iron Mountain, signed by McBride. This pass is in relatively fine to very fine condition. Est. $50-100

925. Railroad. Passes. Union Pacific Railroad Pass, 1906. Pass #A4612. Issued to M. F. Van Horn, D.P.A. Pennsylvania R.R. Blue print on light blue paper. Signed by A. Mohler vice president. On reverse, printed in red, is ;Good on lines East of Green River, Wyo. ;Not Good on Overland or Los Angeles Limited Trains. Very fine. Est. $25-75

926. Railroad. Passes. Western Pacific Railroad Co Passes, 1925-26. Lot of 2 similar passes. Both issued to J. P. Bowers, Oregon Short Line RR. Both passes are nearly identical in their layout and style. Both have minor wear to edges. 1925 has crease at upper right corner. Very fine. Est. $200-300

927. Railroad. Passes. Western Railroad Passes, 1919-1937. Lot of 4 passes. 1919, issued to L. R. Tuttle and family, L.A. & SL RR, from the United States Railroad Administration, for travel on L. A. & S L RR (Los Angeles & Salt Lake), blue print on white paper. 1924, issued to L. G. Brewer, Estimator Valuation Engr, from Santa Fe Dining Stations, Reduced Rate Permit good at Coast Lines Houses, signed by T. Payne, black print on crème paper. 1929, issued to Lonny Flanders, from Sante Fe Dining Stations Employee's Meal Pass, good only on March 11, signed by R. H. Ford, black print on pink paper. 1937, issued to A. D. Ackerman, Railway Express Agency, for travel on Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, signed by L. G. Ketchum, black print on green safety print. Some passes soiled. Fine to very fine. Est. $100-200