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Very Unusual Vintage Handmade Locomotive Mailbox

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Vintage Binder, Packed Locomotive & More Photo Album: Someone made great use of this vintage Motorola three ring binder and turned it into a photo album then filled it with pictures of locomotives from around the US. There are also tracks and depot photo

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Vintage Golden Glow Locomotive Headlight Railroad: Great looking vintage or antique Locomotive Headlight. Manufacture plate is missing from top near the handle, but believe it to be from Golden Glow. Embossed numbers on the back are EB-3010. Appears t

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1980 Frisco Engineer Schedule, St. Louis/San Fran: Nice vintage Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Frisco engineer schedule. It is an agreement between St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Company. Binder appears to be vinyl, imprinted Revised Effective M

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Vintage Pyle National Company Locomotive Headlight RR: This is an early Pyle National Company locomotive headlight. Double glass doors ready for the train number. Appears cast iron and metal with black paint that appears original. Embossed part number 140

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Alan Thomas Slides Ill Term & Aberdeen: From the Alan Thomas collection a group of 18 color slides from 1959: 4 Illinois Terminal in Springfield Illinois, 14 Aberdeen & Rockfish with steam locomotives and other unusual equipment.

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Vintage Union Pacific Bulletin Board: Wooden Union Pacific System - The Overland Route. Northern Pacific #2651 4-8-4 Steam Locomotive Builders Photo, Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, PA---Framed builders photo of Northern Pacific #

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Brass Taxi Horn Trumpet Old Car Clown Bulb Airhorn LOUD: Vintage Antique Style Brass Taxi Horn Trumpet Old Car Clown Bulb Air horn LOUD Description 13 1/2" Long x 7" Wide Wonderful handmade reproduction brass and rubber taxi horn... Extremely loud! Please n

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32 New Haven 8 x10 Black & White Photographs: A group of about thirty-two 8" by 10" black & white photographs of New Haven locomotives. Lots of FL9's and electrics. Some unusual locations. All have post-it notes with locations but no dates.

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Louisville and Nashville RR Locomotive Herald Reflective Metal Sign: This is a Louisville and Nashville Railroad reflective metal locomotive herald sign. Also has THE DIXIE LINE on the bottom of the sign. Reflective properties still remain, and the sign has nice color

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Vintage Railroad Conductor's Step Stool [154050]: Lot of 1. Metal step stool from the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. D&RGW reporting mark embossed/in relief on side of stool. Painted orange. Rio Grande in black ink on two sides. No other marks

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Great Northern RR Locomotive Decal Sign: This is a Great Northern Railroad 24 inch decal sign, as removed from a GN locomotive by the original owner. Nice vibrant colors and non-rusted mounting holes. Steel back on the sign is in nice condit

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The Baldwin Locomotive Works Builders Plate: The Baldwin Locomotive Works Builders Plate 1941, serial #64158, Philadelphia, stamped 2673 and A4 on backside, cast brass, reportedly from the Northern Pacific Railroad locomotive #2673 Property from

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Brass Steam Locomotive Nose Badge: Brass Steam Locomotive Nose Badge: The Baldwin Locomotive Works, Philadelphia, U.S.A., Nose Badge #20, SOLID BRASS, Off of a 2-8-0 Baldwin 4 Drive Wheels.

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Very Unusual Vintage Handmade Locomotive Mailbox

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This great piece was handmade based on a standard pressed steel mailbox and features many whimsical details. Very good condition (was not installed ourside but displayed in a cabinet). Measures approx. 19" long.

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Very Unusual Vintage Handmade Locomotive Mailbox

Name: Very Unusual Vintage Handmade Locomotive Mailbox
SKU: 173920370
Price: 50 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $200 - $400

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