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PRR KEYSTONE SOURCE

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PRR KEYSTONE SOURCE
Posted by BEAUSABRE on Saturday, July 15, 2023 3:52 AM

I am looking for a source for a PRR Keystone in either plastic or brass I can attach to the front of a locomotive. I've tried Bowser, but no joy. Any ideas?

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Posted by gmpullman on Saturday, July 15, 2023 5:11 AM

Cal-Scale/Bowser #190-238

https://www.bowser-trains.com/history/hocalscalesteam.html

 

Scroll to N for Number Plate.

 

I bought this I1sa for one of our former forum friends. BLI had discounted it because it was missing the round number plate. Our friend wanted a keystone anyway and I happened to have a few spares.

 PRR_Decapod by Edmund, on Flickr

I told him that the engine number should be on the plate but he wanted the interlaced PRR instead.

I used another one on this HH1:

 PRR_HH1a by Edmund, on Flickr

Good Luck, Ed

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Posted by dti406 on Saturday, July 15, 2023 6:25 AM

Northern Scale Models has number plates for the PRR and other railroads in brass and you can get them with etched brass numbers on them.

 

Rick Jesionowski 

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Posted by dti406 on Saturday, July 15, 2023 7:54 PM

Now that I am home here is the webpage of parts from Northern Scale Models, go down to Pennsylvania to see the available number plates.

https://www.northernscale.com/WebListParts.html

Rick Jesionowski

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Posted by SeeYou190 on Monday, July 17, 2023 11:41 AM

BEAUSABRE
I am looking for a source for a PRR Keystone

As Ed and Rick stated, Cal-Scale called them NUMBER PLATES, not keystones, plaques, badges, or boards.

That might make searching for them easier.

-Kevin

 

Living the dream.

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