Hocking Valley Railroad Switch Key

This looks like an early Slaymaker (lettering, barrel right into the bow). It has HVRR on the front and "D462" stamped on the back. Dark in color.

The C&MV RR is an Ohio, Pennsylvania Railroad predecessor that operated from 1898-1912. The key has a Fraim Slaymaker diamond logo on the reverse.

A nice Slaymaker (but not marked by them with a busy back). It has LVRR stamped on the front and "A12182 S" on the reverse. The "LV" and "RR" markings are straight and not in an arc. Nice wear and col

A group of 4 keys from the Lehigh Valley Railroad. It includes a Slaymaker with A7924 "S", 2 smaller keys with "T" and opposite bits

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.

An old tapered barrel switch bit key. The front is stamped L.V.R.R. in a nice arc. The reverse has "C1824" stamped in a straight line across the top. A nice looking key with age and not any real use.

Handlan No. 151 Hocking Valley Railroad Restored Switch Lamp Embossed tag on the lid reads HV RY. Body has been repainted and day targets have new hardware installed. Day targets have some minor chipp

This is a lot of six Wisconsin Central and Fox Valley Western Railroad brass switch keys. Four are marked “WCL-FVW” and are of one cut; the other two are marked “WCL” and are a

This is a lot of six Wisconsin Central/Fox Valley Western Railroad brass switch keys. All are marked “WCL-FVW” and are of the same cut.

Group of brass railroad keys including A&W Peoria & Pekin Union switch key stamped P. & P.U. RR. reverse stamped 918 with an S and a worn A&W oval logo, shows ring wear at the top of the hilt. Adlake

Brass switch key marked AV RR on front in block letters. Marked on back for JHW CLIMAX CO NEWARK NJ.

A group of 3 keys: (1) Central Railroad of New Jersey - Bohannan but not marked as such with 993 and "S" on reverse (2) Lehigh Valley Railroad with 345 on reverse, (3) standard Penn Central switch wit

A fine Bohannan brass switch lock made for the Wallkill Valley Railroad. It has WV RR stamped on the shackle. This lock was matched with the key in lot 162 in the Phil Simms collection.

This is the bit described as Central Vermont in the Key Lock & Lantern diagrams. There is no Cumberland Valley in the diagrams so this may be a key with more to it than meets the eye. It's a great sin

This key is from the James River Valley and Northwestern Railroad. It was made by Bohannan and it has a low serial number of 71 and an "S" on the reverse. This key came from our C&NW/Iowa consignor. M

We had this same bit with a VCRR marking a few years ago. I am 99% sure it's Central Vermont Railroad and not Cumberland Valley. There si a faint hallmark on the reverse that I think is a J. L. Howard

3 older keys: (1) Lehigh Valley coach key #1886 made by S&M Mfg. in Philadelphia (2) steel LVRR Switch key with tapered barrel #C2706 (looks like a Nock) (3) Pennsylvania Railroad "31" brass coach

ID Marks: SEL&BVTCO (Steubenville East Liverpool & Beaver Valley Traction Co); NOT&LCO (Northern Ohio Traction & Light Co); H&SCTCO (Hocking & Sunday Creek Traction Co); E&OTCO (Eastern Ohio Traction

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.

The Danbury & Norwalk is an obscure Connecticut line that ended up in the New Haven. It was a short line and ran just between the named cities. The key is a Bohannan with an "S" for switch on the reve

A very old key made by Williams Page & Company in Boston. This is an Eastern Railroad predecessor. This was the original line up to the White Mountains on the western side. This is an Eastern Railroad

The New London Northern was a Central Vermont predecessor that operated through Connecticut to Palmer, Massachusetts. This seems to be a nice early key with a dark patina. It was made by S. C. Thompso

A short line that ran from Hoboken to the Southern NY border on Greenwood Lake. The New York & Greenwood Lake was an Erie controlled line. A faint Newark hallmark on the reverse. Either a Slaight or R

A rare key from Connecticut, the New Haven & Derby Railroad. This is just the 2nd key from this road that I have ever seen. It existed from 1871-1889 when it was taken over by the Housatonic which end