Interprovincial & James Bay Railway Switch Key

The I&JB Railway is a Canadian Pacific predecesor in Ontario. It existed from 1901-1956 when the CP took control. A nice Canadian key.

Key is stamped B.C. & B.C. RY in block font. The reverse is stamped with the A&W hexagon makers mark and a serif S. The key shows some mild wear, but the lettering is all strong.

Canadian. 1900s-1930s. Brass. Fourteen keys total. Includes: Intercolonial Railway, Great Western, London and Port Stanley, Algoma Central and Algoma Bay Railway, Ontario Northern Railway, and Grand T

This key has a double ring and it also has lots of wear. It has NYO&W in an arc followed by smaller block lettering "RR". This key matches up with the brass lock we are offering in thei auction. I thi

A nice little Thomas Slaight made key with GTR in a straight line. It also has an "S" on the front for switch. A fine tapered barrel and great wear.

A very nice Adams & Westlake key clearly stamped N&SS RY on the front. This was a Cleveland Ohio short line. KL&L page 350 C2R5. Very nice wear.

A nicely marked NN RY key. It has an Adlake hallmark and 946 on the reverse. No real use.

A nicely marked Adams & Westlake key. It's got a standard C.S.R. stamping on the front. It has the oval A&W hallmark and an "S" for Switch on the reverse.

A standard switch bit with CNERY stamped on the front and a small deep strike of 4046 on the reverse. Dark but no use on a lock. This was a back woods Connecticut bridge line to the Hudson River and t

A standard brass switch key made for the Central New England Railway. A Connecticut bridge line that was leased to the New Haven. It has CNE RY CO stamped on one side and "5497" on the reverse.

A fine Omaha key with big Slaymaker lettering and the fancy Slaymaker hallmark on the reverse.

Central New England Railway Company brass switch key. Probably made by Slaymaker. Has serial number of 5028 on the reverse.

The Key Lock & Lantern diagrams show 2 different bits for the C&O. This is one of those bits. It ha "C&O RY" stamped on the front and a straight line Slaymaker hallmark on the reverse. It shows very l

A Nickel Plate Road (New York Chicago & St Louis Railway) switch key with nice tapered barrel and outstanding letting. It is marked NYC&STL RY "S". No maker on reverse.

Four Southern Railways switch keys, marked SO RY, plus one unmarked Pintsch gas key. Largest measures 2.25 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everythi

A New York Ontario & Western Railway steel switch key. The reverse has "334" and no maker's hallmark. Phil Simms collection.

I think the MN RY is Minneapolis & Northern Railway, an interurban Minnesota. It could be something else too. The key has a nice tapered barrel and the earlier Adams & Westlake "hex" logo and an "S" o

A very nice tapered barrel with great spacing on the CPR initials on the front. It also has "879" stamped on the reverse.

This key has a faint ICR stamping on the front and a normal big "S" on the reverse. This bit is in the Key Lock & Lantern diagrams on page #253 C2, R5. For some reason many Canadian keys have this big

This key has "GTR" stamped in fancy lettering in an arc on the front. It's an unusual bit. The reverse it blank. It shows little if any use and no pocket wear.

A couple of Canadian switch keys: (1) Canadian National Railway with the Mitchell round logo stamped on the front and an "S" prominently stamped on the reverse with what might be a 7 and IA faintly st

This is a Midland Terminal Railway brass switch key. Stamped M.T.RY. on the front and ADLAKE on the back. Nice used condition.

ID Marks: EBSRYSLTD (East Bay Street Railways); KEY SYS (Key System (San Francisco - East Bay)); KEY SYSTEM (Key System); KSTCO (Key System Co); OTRY (Oakland Terminal RY); SFOTRY (San Francisco Oakla

3 Chicago Great Western Railway brass switch keys: (1) Older A&W with oval hallmark and 3175 - S, (2) Odd Ball with UP marking (Union Pacific), (3) Adlake later issue