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Offline G0ALY

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Today's auction finds, A train photo & thermometer.
« on: July 13, 2011, 09:26:18 PM »
Howdy all! Once again, I'm dragging strange things home from the local auctions.

First a builders photograph from the "American Locomotive Company - New York City"
Steam Locomotive #1119.  



It measures 30 inches across, and I picked it up for 8 bucks.

The other big item was an advertising thermometer from the "Red Comet Coal" co.



It's 39 inches tall and made of heavy porcelain. I paid a little more of this item, but I really liked the way it looks. I cannot find any information about this company on the internet, other than a classified ad in a 1925 newspaper.

It's always funny what shows up at these auctions.

« Last Edit: July 13, 2011, 09:28:17 PM by G0ALY »
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Re: Today's auction finds, A train photo & thermometer.
« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2011, 10:36:25 PM »
That's a cool locomotive.

Apparently, they had huge pulling power.




http://www.steamlocomotive.com/chesapeake/
« Last Edit: July 13, 2011, 10:55:08 PM by icepac »

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Re: Today's auction finds, A train photo & thermometer.
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2011, 02:28:06 AM »
That has to be the coolest looking train I have ever seen.  :cheers:

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Re: Today's auction finds, A train photo & thermometer.
« Reply #5 on: July 14, 2011, 03:52:14 AM »
Grin,

I like ours better,

http://www.nmslrhs.org/images/photos/episode%203/slides/23jun023.html

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Neither of those links show a 2-8-8-2

Looks like a 4-8-4 to me - a completely different animal
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Re: Today's auction finds, A train photo & thermometer.
« Reply #6 on: July 14, 2011, 04:28:40 AM »
That train looks like it could Haul a mountain  :eek:

I wonder, are there any model Trains of it? would love to buy one.