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A&W Railroad Tapered Barrel Switch Key

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Chicago and Atlantic Railroad Tapered Barrel Switch Key: Brass key stamped with CHI & ATL RR S in serif font on the front of the hilt. Unmarked on the reverse. Some mild pocket wear which does just touch on the top of a few of the letters. Barrel shows a ve

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New Haven Railroad Brass, Tapered Barrel Switch Key by Romer: A New York New Haven & Hartford Railroad brass, tapered barrel switch key made by Romer in Newark, New Jersey. Bold marking of NYNH&H RR with an "S"witch at 6:00. The reverse has the Romer hallmark. T

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DL&W Tapered Barrel Switch Key by Romer: An outstanding Delaware Lackawanna & Western Railroad switch key with clear Romer hallmark on reverse. This key is a match to the lock in lot #7.

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Chicago & Northwestern Tapered Barrel Switch Key: A very nice, large Chicago & North Western Railroad brass switch key. It also has "GD" for Galena Division. The reverse is blank. A nice key showing little to no use.

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Connecticut River Railroad Switch Key: A faintly marked, heavily worn T. Slaight tapered barrel switch key made for the Connecticut River Railroad. We've had this same bit a few times. Nice heavy use.

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St Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Tapered Barrel Key: This Sherburne tapered barrel brass switch key was made for the St Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad in Vermont. The key has lots of wear, particularly to the tip but it is still easy to make out th

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Chicago & Western Indiana Romer Switch Key: Tapered barrel brass switch key made by Romer in Newark, New Jersey for the Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad. It also has a "J" where you might find an "S". A earlier key from a fine maker.

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Three Different 1890-1940 Chicago and Alton RR Brass Switch Keys: This is a trio of three different keys from the Chicago and Alton Railroad from the era of 1890 to 1940. The first is a tapered barrel key stamped C&ARR and S on the front, with no backside markings.

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Central Iowa Railroad Switch Key - tapered: A fine key that is early with a tapered barrel. No mistaking what line this is. It has CENT IOWA RR and an "S" on the front. The reverse has a serial number of just "21". A nice early key.

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Bridgeton & Saco River Railroad Key: Brass switch key with serif letters marked B&SRRR with double ring tapered barrel. We also have another B&SR key in this auction so if you're interested in this take a look at the other as well. Marke

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Bridgeton & Saco River Railroad Key: Brass switch key with serif letters marked B&SRRR and S with single ring tapered barrel. We also have another B&SR key in this auction so if you're interested in this take a look at the other as well.

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Old C&E RR Switch Key - Cleveland & Erie?: An old tapered barrel key clearly marked C&E and then RR in almost a straight line. I believe this is from the Cleveland & Erie Railroad, a very old line that became the Lake Shore later in time. Seem

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Boston & Lowell North Division Railroad Key: Brass switch key with worn serif letters B&LRR, also marked N. DIV and S with tapered barrel and worn double ring on barrel as well. Faint mark on back for Sherburne & Co of Boston, Mass.

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H&W Railroad Key: Brass switch key with serif letters H&WRR and tapered barrel with double rings. We think this is either from the Hardwick & Woodbury in Vermont or the Holyoke & Westfield from Massachusetts.

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Pair of Escanaba & Lake Superior Brass Railroad Switch Keys: Pair of Escanaba & Lake Superior Brass Railroad Switch Keys Pair of keys, the first is a tapered barrel single ring stamped with E&LSRR in serif font on the front with a serif S on the reverse. Key sh

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Lehigh Valley Railroad Nock Switch Key: A tapered barrel brass key made by Nock with the distinctive oval top. Nice markings on the front and back with an SS marking that might be a double strike of a single S.

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Alexandria & Washington? This is clearly a very old key but the large lettering looks more like a shop stamp than a manufacturer marking. It has A&W RR in huge deep lettering and the reverse has "100" and a small "6". There are probably other lines this key could be from. It has an unusual bit and that may help some collectors to better identify this key. This key came from a collection of rare and old keys.