NYS&W & CRRof NJ Switch Keys

2 nice switch keys from New Jersey: (1) New York Susquehanna & Western with Adlake hallmark and 956 on the reverse (2) Central Railroad of New Jersey with unusual G BULLDOG O marking on the reverse.

2 keys from the New Jersey area: (1) CRRofNJ - Central Railroad of New Jersey with 12202 and an oval Slaymaker hallmark on the reverse (2) NY&LB -“ New York & Long Branch with 2500 on the reverse.

An older key with heavy wear has B D RR on the front in very worn lettering. Nothing to see on the reverse but a faint serial number of 132. This is the Belvedere & Delaware Railroad in New Jersey. Th

7 modern era keys, probably made in hopes that Conrail would use older hollow barrel locks & keys. Not great quality - 4 marked CR LV, 3 marked CR of NJ. New, unused

3 keys from the North: BAR is Bangor & Aroostook, ICR is probably Intercolonial (Canada), NJRR is probably Napierville Junction - US/Canada border.

Made by J. W. Climax in Newark, NJ. The Morris & Essex was built to service those two New Jersey counties. It is very nice looking and I wonder about the age.

The keys from one Lehigh & Hudson River Railway employee, Andrew J. Rader. There are L&HR, CRRofNJ, Penn Central, Penna, DL&W, Erie and some unmarked keys. Many have very heavy wear.. 40 years ago you

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

An early coin converted to pin back badge made for William H. Davis a Station Agent for the Central Railroad of New Jersey. I couldn't find him via google, so more research time will be required. This

The eight brass switch keys with stamped markings: D.S.C. for Dominion Steel Corp; CPR for the Canadian Pacific Railway; P.M. for the Pere Marquette Railway; Q.N.S.&L for the Quebec North Shore and La

Pair of Adlake switch keys made for the New York Ontario & Western Railroad. "W" has a serial number of 11862, "I": has a serial number of 11507.

A pair of Lehigh & Hudson River Railroad switch keys Both are Adlakes, serial numbers are: 106, 1103. 3/25/2023 - A fellow collector has educated me on L&HR keys and I think this lot should be used as

Chicago and Alton and Chicago and Great Western Brass A&W Railroad Switch Keys Pair of brass keys, the first is stamped C. & A RR with the A&W hexagon 2888 S on the reverse. The top of the hilt has so

6 brass with keys (1) New York & Long Branch with 2265 on reverse (2) Philadelphia & Reading with Fraim keystone and 1379 on reverse (3) Long Island with Fraim keystone and 4364 on reverse (4-6) Penn

A pair of keys with different bits: (1) P&E DIV BIG 4 with Switch 402 and "S" on the reverse - older Adams & Westlake hex logo (2) P&E DIV Fraim/Slaymaker diamond logo with 3144 and "S" on the reverse

Our consignor purchased this set of keys in New Orleans years ago. They came from one employee. The group has a couple of more common keys but an outstanding key from the Morgan Line. They are: (1) ML

2 unusually marked Keys from the Newton & Northwestern (Rock Island predecessor): (1) N&N RY (2) NNW RY marking. One has a Frain "keystone" hallmark, both are definitely Fraim keys.

A group of 4 older switch keys that has: (1) CRR "S" T. Slaight with tapered barrel - probably Concord, lots of others though (2) B&A RR "S" ring barrel Bohannan is Boston & Albany (3) B&L RR "S" is B

A pair of keys from the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad: (1) earlier Bohannan with ring barrel and an "S". (2) "RT" 333 is probably rip track.

A Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton brass switch key and a Coal & Coke Railway (1902 - 1917 then B&O takeover) switch key

3 keys from the Ohio area: (1) C&MV doesn't make sense for the Cleveland & Muskegum Valley (should look earlier) but it's the PRR Pan Handle bit. (2) Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton with 103 on the rever

3 switch keys related to the Erie Railroad: (1) NYLE&W RR/ Bohannan "S" (single ring) (2) A&GWR? - tapered barrel note bend Erie predecessor - Atlantic & Great Western (3) ERIE / Fraim keystone hallma

A Dressel tall globe with their 1908 patent on the bottom. The lid is stamped CRRof NJ for Central Railroad of New Jersey. The globe has bold lettering of CRRofNJ.

This could be Norfolk & Western or Norwich & Worcester. It's from a New England collection that had other early keys so I am leaning on Norwich & Worcester. If you live in Virginia?.. Go with Norfolk