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Carson & Colorado Railroad Lock NV - Carson City, - c1877-1892 - 2012aug - "Railroadiana"

Currency:USD Category:Everything Else / Other Start Price:375.00 USD Estimated At:750.00 - 2,000.00 USD
Carson & Colorado Railroad Lock NV - Carson City, - c1877-1892 - 2012aug -  Railroadiana
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Carson & Colorado Railroad was incorporated 10 May 1880 and purchased by the Carson & Colorado Railway on 2 Aug 1892 [Ref: Poor’s Manual of Railroads, 1899, p. 722]. The C&C Railway was later sold to the Southern Pacific Company in 1900 by the parent company, the Virginia and Truckee Railroad [Ref: Wikipedia]. This lock likely dates 1877-1900 given its integrated mechanism and swing-away shackle. Riveted brass heart shaped padlock. Shackle front marked “C&C RR” and shackle rear marked “C”. The C marking indicates that this lock was used to secure train cars. The front key drop bears no markings, and one corner is shorn. The chain fob is intact, but missing its chain. The shackle is real, but the body of the lock seems to be from a different lock than the shackle, as it has been filed to fit this shackle. Also, note that the pin used to connect the shackle to the body is a poor fit. - Jacobitz Collection -59571