Western Maryland & and CofG Switch Keys

A pair of keys: (1) Western Maryland - standard stubby barrel made by Fraim with 4046 on the reverse (2) Central Railroad of Georgia with Adlake and 1117 on the reverse.

A standard fat barrel with squat lettering of "WMRR" and "S" on the front. The reverse has "4911" stamped across the top. Nice wear from use and pocket rubbing.

5 brass switch keys: Western Maryland, Chesapeake & Ohio and 3 Norfolk & Westerns.

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

3 western states switch keys: (1) SP LINES CS-5 = Southern Pacific Lines CS-5 model with Adlake on reverse (2) SP CO CS45 = Southern Pacific Company CS45 model with Adlake on reverse (3) AT-SF RYS = A

An older Adams & Westlake key with their hexagon hallmark on the reverse. This line with this name only existed from 1897 – 1900. This is a Pere Marquette predecessor in Michigan. The key is ve

A fine key made by Romer in Newark with a tapered barrel It has fancy DL&W RR stamped on the front and the Romer hallmark on the reverse. You don;t see a Romer Lackawanna key every day.

An unusual key with a deep strikle of "SR&W" on the front and nothing on the reverse. It has a tapered barrel and a single ring on the barrel. It has some nice dark age to it.

A New York Ontario & Western Railroad brass switch key. Made by Climax but not marked by them. It has a double ring barrel. One side has NYO&W RR stamped with 6257 stamped on the reverse. The tip has

An early name form from the Erie Railroad The key is a Bohannan with the small block lettering. It has a single ring. It has NYLE&W RR stamped on the front and the Bohannan hallmark with an "S" on the

An unused Bohannan switch key with a single ring. It has NYLE&WRR on the front and an "S" and Bohannan hallmark on the reverse. This is the standard Erie switch bit. It is brand new, never used.

Milwaukee Lake Shore & Western switch key with a tapered barrel and it is stubby. Quite a bit of wear to the tip. The MLS&W existed from 1973-1893 when it became part of the Chicago & North Western Ra

A Handlan Buck made brass switch key made for the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. Nice C&NW marking on the front. Reverse has a clear Handlan Buck hallmark. Some bend at the base of the barrel.

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 Texas key from the EP &SW Railway. It shows little to no use but nice uncleaned color. An experienced collector told me he didn't like the look of this key. I have to admit that the lettering and po

A nice earlier key with "NYLE&W RR" stamped on one side and the Bohannan, Brooklyn hallmark with an "S" on the reverse. This is the single ring larger style Bohannan design. The Erie used this name fo

An earlier New York Lake Erie & Western Railroad switch key. Made by Thomas Slaight in Newark, New Jersey. Nice tapered barrel with the standard Erie switch bit. Dark color.

A nice husky Bohannan key with block lettering initials on the front and an "S" on the reverse. A nice ringed barrel key

An early name form from the Erie Railroad The key is a Bohannan with the larger fancy lettering. It has a single ring. It has NYLE&W RR stamped on the front and the Bohannan hallmark with an "S" on th

A nice earlier tapered barrel key made by Thomas Slaight in Newark. It ahs the nice ornate NYLE&WRR lettering on the front and the Slaight hallmark on the revers. The tip of the barrel is really worn,

A newish looking key from a collectible road that was originally a narrow gauge. This key post-dates the narrow gauge. It has an "S" and 2868 on the reverse.

A pair of New York Lake Erie & Western Railroad switch keys. One heavily worn with a split bit. The other is a great Bohannan example with a nice "S" on the reverse.

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.

This is a pair of Green Bay and Western Railroad brass switch keys. One is stamped GB&W, while the other is stamped in error as GP&W. Both are stamped ADLAKE on the back, and the keys are numbered 671