Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Fire alarm transmitter, $7,800, Milestone Auctions
16 Oct
Recent Auction Results from Near & Far By Ken Hall
A Gamewell Excelsior fire alarm transmitter with 50 code wheels, in a refinished oak case with beveled-glass front door, sold for $7,800 at a sale of the Brian Maiher collection of railroadiana, petroliana, and antique fire alarms held August 29 by Milestone Auctions in Willoughby, OH. Also, a Norfolk & Western Railway experimental three-chime whistle, 27 inches long, fetched $11,100; and a double-sided porcelain Sinclair Opaline Motor Oil sign reached $6,000.
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