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Assorted Railroad Lantern Group c1906-c1922 - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Assorted Railroad Lantern Group c1906-c1922 - 2012aug -  Railroadiana
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This lot is a fabulous assortment of lanterns for budding or veteran railroad collectors. Lot of 4: 1) Short-Globe lantern, 9” tall, without bail, embossed “The Adams & Westlake Co.” on the lid front and “ S P Co” on the reverse. The standard 3.5” tall red short-globe, etched “S.P.Co.” bears several very small chips around the upper and lower rims. The lift-out burner is embossed “Use Long Burning Oil Only No. 300” around the canister top, and “Adlake/ 300” on the side of the wick guard”. Wire frame. The bottom of the pot is embossed “Adlake – Kero 2-32/ U.S.A./ 1415633/ 1415634-1415635/ 1660194/ Canada/ 1921-1922/ Pats Pending”. 2) Tall-Globe lantern, 9” tall, without bail, embossed “The Adams & Westlake Co/ “Adlake”/ Reliable/ New York Chicago Phila.” around the ventilator top. The lower portion of the lid is embossed “Patented May.8.1908-2-Pats. Jan.26.1909-Nov 28.1911-2-Pats. July 2.1912 Apr.1.1913” and “Union Pacific.R.R”. The clear glass tall-globe, 5 3/8” tall, is embossed “Union/ Pacific/ The/ Overland/ Route” within a shield logo design. “Adlake” burner. 3) Short-Globe lantern, 9” tall, without bail, embossed “Adlake/ Kero” on ventilator top and “S.P.Co” on the lid. The standard 3.5” tall cobalt short-globe is unmarked and in very good condition. The lift-out burner is embossed “Patented No./ 1337795” on the wick guard. Wire frame. The bottom of the pot is embossed “Adlake – Kero 3-52/ U.S.A./ Canada/ Patented”. 1415633/ 1415634-1415635/ 1660194/ Canada/ 1921-1922/ Pats Pending”. 4) Tall-Globe lantern, 7.5” tall, without bail. Embossed “T.L. Moore.” and “San Antonio Texas” and “Pat’d June 19 1906” on the ventilator top. Standard 5 3/8” tall clear tall-globe embossed “2/CMX” with no damage to upper rim and only minor chipping on the bottom rim. The rigid bail on this lantern is solid wood, indicating that it was a switchman’s lantern. Thomas L. Moore was a switchman who had been injured on the job and who needed some other way to make a living. He started selling his lanterns from union hall to union hall throughout the Southwest. Since these lanterns were sold directly to individuals rather than railroad companies, employees kept the lanterns when they moved on. Moore's lanterns did not come with a globe nor were they marked for a railroad company. As a result, all kinds of marked globes are found with surviving T.L. Moore lanterns, and the markings on these globes are almost always from Southwestern railroads. - Jacobitz Collection -59711