Sold2023Rare Union Telegraph Stage Line BroadsideBroadside advertising the Union Telegraph Stage Line between Albany and Boston. H 17" W 13-1/8". Condition: Glued to mat board, some staining Copy and paste link for high-res images: https://www.dropbSee Sold Price
2023Union Telegraph Stage Line BroadsideBroadside advertising the Union Telegraph Stage Line between Albany and Boston. H 17" W 13-1/8". Condition: Excellent original condition. Copy and paste link for high-res images: https://www.dropbox.cSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare Longshoremen Labor Union BroadsideMid 20th century broadside for the I.L.A (The International Longshoremen's Association) protesting the treatment by "Penna. Ship Building" 21 1/2" x 27 1/4" image size, 22 1/4" x 27 3/4"See Sold Price
Sold2022Western Union Telegraph Co. Morse Line Test BoardWestern Union Telegraph Co. Morse Line Test Board Cast iron feet with wooden board. Board measures 3 1/2" x 4 1/2" Board is stamped W.U.T. CO. Plaque affixed reading, "Morse Line Test Board".See Sold Price
Sold2021White Co. Table Mount Swivel Arm w/ Western Union MainWhite Co. Table Mount Swivel Arm w/ Western Union Main Line Telegraph Sounder Unit is in original condition and is unrestored. The tag on the sounding unit read W. U. Telephone Co. Main Line Sounder 1See Sold Price
Sold2022Porcelain Canadian Telegraph 2 Sides Sign, FlangeA porcelain sign that measures 24" by 12" with a 2 1/4" flange. It says "GREAT NORTH WESTERN TELEGRAPH WESTERN UNION" in 3 lines. One side is definitely better than the other. It came filthy and moreSee Sold Price
2023Very Rare Edison Self Winding Ticker Tape MachineCirca 1870-85; painted circular cast iron base, with gilt stenciled lettering "QUOTATIONS FURNISHED BY THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH Co. APPLY TO LOCAL MANAGER.," glass dome with cut brass mechanism andSee Sold Price
Sold2023Confederate Telegraph Removal, Signed by Gen. ButlerWartime letter signed by Union General Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893), approving the removal of telegraph lines near New Orleans. Dated July 23rd, 1862 from New Orelans, the letter is written by a Lt.See Sold Price
Sold2021Western Union Telegraph Office Photograph [137893]Street scene, circa 1880-1900, of Quaker City Ohio with a view of the Western Union Telegraph office, some boys with a street vending cart, and horses and buggies. Lots of telegraph lines. 10 x 8 inchSee Sold Price
Sold20221867 Brooks Patent Central Pacific Transcontinental RR InsulatorThis ultra-rare item comes with paperwork and provenance details. It is an August 6, 1867 Brooks Patent Central Pacific Railroad Telegraph Line Insulator. David Brooks patented this design which allowSee Sold Price
Sold2021Overland Mail Express Company Brass Baggage CheckA brass baggage tag from a stage coach line out west. Although not super rare, a great piece of western history. It pre-dates the railroad lines in many locations. It measures 1 3/4" by 1 1/2".See Sold Price
Sold20211863 1ed Beyond Lines Geer Union Confederate Prison1863 1ed Beyond Lines Geer Union Confederate Prison Negro Slavery Racism Dixie J. J. Geer’s ‘Beyond the Lines’ is a rare Civil War narrative of Geer’s time as a prisoner in the Southern ConfedSee Sold Price
Sold2017Western Union Model 35-A Stock TickerRare Thomas Edison Western Union Model 35-A self-winding Wall Street ticker tape machine, serial #3206, with brass frame, telegraph mechanism, twin alpha-numeric rollers and tape feed with escapementSee Sold Price
Sold20211863 Confederate Prison 1ed Beyond the Lines Geer Civil1863 Confederate Prison 1ed Beyond the Lines Geer Civil War Union Slavery Racism J. J. Geer’s ‘Beyond the Lines’ is a rare Civil War narrative of Geer’s time as a prisoner iSee Sold Price
Sold20211864 Confederate Beyond the Lines Geer Civil War Union1864 Confederate Beyond the Lines Geer Civil War Union Prison Slavery Racism J. J. Geer’s ‘Beyond the Lines’ is a rare Civil War narrative of Geer’s time as a prisoner in the Southern ConfederSee Sold Price
Sold2015Rare Book, Alexander HamiltonOliver, Frederick Scott. Alexander Hamilton: An Essay on American Union. New ed. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1925. Print. Main Line Philadelphia Private Collection.See Sold Price
Sold20241855 and 1865 Morse American Telegraphs1855 and 1865 Morse American Telegraphs. One telegraph is for D.C. Rand from the New York, Albany and Buffalo Line and the second one is to John L. Wheat from the New York & Western Union Line.See Sold Price
Sold2021Rare map of Oakland with ms. transit lines 1893Heading: (California - Oakland) Author: Dingee, William J. Title: William J. Dingee's Map of Oakland, showing the properties of the Mutual Investment Union. 1893 Place Published: [Oakland?] Publisher:See Sold Price
Sold2023Atlantic & Pacific Telegraph Company Frank Pass [154179]Very rare; we haven't offered one of these before. No. 209, issued for 1877 to George Bachelder for all points on Franklin Lines. Preprinted signature of president Echert. Black print on grey/green caSee Sold Price
Sold2021Rare c1930 Pacific Electric Lines Operator Hat BadgeGreat and hard to find hat badge for the Pacific Electric Lines in Los Angeles. This rail motor coach badge was manufactured by Bastian Bros of New York and was union made with yellow and red enamelinSee Sold Price
Sold2020Rare Southern Pacific Railroad Pass for the Al MalaikahObv.: drinking bear riding a camel / Al Malaikah Special 1903; Rev.: Via So. Pac. Union Pac. Ill. Cent., M.C. & N. Y. C. Lines. Bronze, 33 mm, holed. The Los Angeles Times of April 24, 1903 reported iSee Sold Price
Sold2023A 19C. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH STOCK TICKER MODEL 3-AThe circular stepped iron base in original Japanned black finish with gilt lettering is mounted with a lacquered brass mechanism stamped 3-A, 22-OHMS with serial number 2029. A thick glass dome is incSee Sold Price
Sold2022RARE UNION PACIFIC OVERLAND ROUTE PORCELAIN SHIELD SIGN.SSP. Sign is Maker Marked Veribrite Signs - Chicago. A brilliant example of this rare Circa 1930's Overland Route Porcelain Shield Sign from Union Pacific Railways. Sign features outstanding red, whitSee Sold Price
Sold2018Rare Union Porcelain Tea Set, Possibly Karl Muller3 piece Union Porcelain tea set Possibly Karl Muller (Germany 1820-1887). Gilt designs on white porcelain with animal accents. Tea pot with head of Chinese man as finial, sits on 4 donkey feet is 7"HSee Sold Price
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