Portland Saco & Portsmouth Railroad Switch Key

Very nice Sherburne tapered barrel brass switch key made for the Portland Saco & Portsmouth Railroad. This was an efficient tangent line from South Berwick to Portland in Maine. The Boston & Maine bui

A nice key with a ringed barrel. Made for eh Bridgton & Saco River Railroad in Maine. This was a 2 foot gauge line with a Maine Central connection at Bridgton Junction. It's a switch key with the "S"

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

A Southern Pacific Railroad switch key stamped SPCO CS 4 on the front and stamped Adlake with a serif "S" on the reverse. There is moderate flattening and pocket wear at the top of the hilt with the t

Brass switch key with serif letters marked B&SRRR with double ring tapered barrel. We also have another B&SR key in this auction so if you're interested in this take a look at the other as well. Marke

Brass switch key with serif letters marked B&SRRR and S with single ring tapered barrel. We also have another B&SR key in this auction so if you're interested in this take a look at the other as well.

A brass tapered barrel switch key stamped P&O RR for the Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad. Thsi became the Crawford Notch "Mountain Division" of the Maine Central Railroad and provided western access th

Brass switch key with serif letters marked P&RFRR. Marked on back W. Bohannon Brooklyn NY, with number 226 and S.

Brass switch key with serif letters B&PRR and single ring on barrel. It's unclear exactly which railroad this comes from most likely Bangor & Portland, Boston & Portland or Boston & Providence though

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

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

A steel, fat barrel switch key with faint maker's stamp. Measures 2.25 inches long. We happily provide seamless in-house packing and shipping services on nearly everything we sell.

The New London Northern was part of the Central Vermont Railway. Early Railroad charters were issued on a per state basis and the New London Northern was the CV's line from Palmer Massachusetts to New

An early New England key from the successor of the Old Colony & Fall River Railroad. The OC&N existed from 1864-1872 when it was taken over by the Old Colony Railroad. Nice markings with a tapered bar

An unusual key from the Phil Simms collection. The Middletown & Unionville was a short line that operated out of Middletown, New York 1913 - 1947. They even had milk service. This key has M&U RR on th

This switch key is stamped W&OD RY with 234 stamped on the reverse. The barrel has 2 rings and the key is in nice shape. This is a desirable Virginia short line.

A very obscure line in Massachusetts was the Plymouth & Middleborough. They existed for just a year or two until the Old Colony absorbed them and the subsequent year, the New Haven bought out the Old

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.

The Montpelier & Wells River Railroad was a Vermont short line. This is a nice earlier single ring Bohannan and it is very nicely stamped M&WRRR on the front and "S" on the reverse stands for switch.

An unusual key that my consignor thinks is Cumberland & Pennsylvania. I am not sure. It has C&P RR CO on the front and "436" on the reverse.

This unusual Southern road is not in the Key Lock & Lantern diagrams. It has the road initials on the front and "114" stamped on the reverse. It does have a single ring.