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.

Brass switch key with serif letters B&LRR VI DIV. We assume this was the Vermont Division. Marked on back SHERBURNE & CO BOSTON MASS.

A standard "dog-leg" bit for the Boston & Lowell Railroad. Fine markings with B&L RR stamped on the front and "S" with the Bohannan hallmark on the reverse. A nice single ring on the barrel.

Pair of Boston and Maine Railroad keys. The first key is a single ring, tapered barrel with B&M stamped in serif font on the front of the hilt. The reverse is unmarked. Top of the hilt shows some flat

I've been looking for this bit on a Boston & Maine predecessor for 40 years! Finally proof that all of those B&M marked keys were re-use of the Fitchburg division. Thank You consignor. This key made m

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.

A round wax sealer from the Boston & Maine Railroad central shops in North Billerica Massachusetts. This was a key maintenance facility for the Boston & Maine. This sealer would have been used for Rai

This is a group of 8 keys made for the Boston & Maine Railroad: it includes 2 Eastern Division "C"ar keys but only one is B&M marked, A couple of nice Bohannans one with a ring barrel. A couple of int

I think this is an Adams & Westlake brasstop bellbottom frame. The style of the collar on the fount is the best "tell" on this maker. The lid is stamped B&LRR in A&W style lettering. The frame shows r

Complimentary pass for 1884 issued to C. Mallory of Mallory Steamship Lines. Signed by superintendent C.S. Miller(?). Black and red print on light green cardstock. Vignette of building with wagons in

Yes, we have previously sold this lamp. It's back. It is a classic Peter Gray design with the older flat band bail. It's a marker lamp from the Boston & Lowell Railroad. It has one red and one clear l

A great baggage tag from the time that the Boston & Lowell Railroad controlled the Boston Concord & Montreal Railroad. The markings are fantastic. It is tag number 12255 and it has a John Robbins hall

A fine builder's photograph from the Rhode Island Locomotive Works in Providence. The Locomotive is the AEolus made for the Boston & Lowell Railroad. It's big. The frame measures 32" by 26". The print

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20x23, some damage

This is a group of six timetables and notices from 1856-1863. The first 3 all larger format notices for "Forth of July" special trains. All were printed on paper and show some age wear to edges.

This is an uber-rare item, and perhaps the only one known! This is a Boston and Lowell Railroad 1885 Summer Saunterings book/timetable. While it has been reproduced in modern times, a search online an

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.

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

Brass key with C.N.S. & M. R.R., signed Adlake on opposite side. Measures 2.25 x 1.25 inches. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

4 switch style keys from the Boston & Maine Railroad: (1) B&MRR with 41274 on reverse (2) B&MRR with nice Sherburne Boston hallmark on the reverse (3)B&MRR ED with 5970 "S" and Bohannan hallmark on re

This is a lot of four mixed brass railroad switch keys. The first is a Boston and Albany Railroad key, stamped B & A on the front, and numbered 6081 on the back. The second is from the Chesapeake and

A nice older Ritchie & Son lock. The Ritchie hallmark on the shackle seems unusual to me. It has a number of 9594. The key is an older steel Ritchie & Son with B&A and then the smaller straight line R

5 brass switch style keys made for the Boston & Maine Railroad. Makers include: Sherburne, Slaymaker, Adlake & Bohannan but not marked by them. There are over 20 different B&M key bits to collect. Cou