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insulators
Posted by bigboy4024 on Thursday, April 1, 2004 10:37 PM
today i found a box of ten to eleven teligraph insulators all were wight or green exselent to fair shape three (two white one green) with the wood still inside two have this w. brookfied 45 cliff st. n.y. patd nov 13th 1883 feb 12th 1884. can someboudy tell me about this company and how much all will sell? plus i have an npr oil can in exselent shape and an np spike driver posibuly original handel i aint selling the last two items but can somboudy tell me how much they are worth? thank you Big Boy
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 9:55 AM
bigboy4024,sounds like you have quite a find. Although I'm not sure that there is a "set value" on any of these items, but if you hold on to them, and ask around, I'm sure you will find someone who will pay a fair price for them. Just remember that what you have is railroad history, and there is definitely a market for them. Best of luck to you!!!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 7, 2004 9:58 AM
hold on to them, i have some myself.

I have one with a CPR engraving, the material, you won't believe this, Marble, they were made, at one point out of marble.

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