By Thomas Denenberg, PhD John Wilmerding Director and CEO, Shelburne Museum The exhibition All Aboard: The Railroad in American Art, 1840-1955 is on view at the Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, VT from June 22-October 20, 2024. Few inventions have engendered…
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $2,650 (48 bids, 14 bidders): Cap’n Hanks 1 Gallon Tin Litho Oyster Can packed for Hanks Seafood Co. Easton, Maryland. I have not run across this one before. Love the colors! Great image of…
Our Stock is Always Fresh: The Mooney-Barker Drugstore Collection at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History by Carolyn Reno, Collections Manager and Assistant Director In 1985, the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History was allowed to go through the contents of…
Results of Recent Auctions From Near and Far by Ken Hall A mid-1930s Watling three-reel 5-cent slot machine sold for $3,250 at an Americana, Railroad, Mining & More Auction held May 7-10 by Holabird Western Americana Collections in Reno, Nev.…
Railroad Lanterns By Jessica Kosinski The history of the American railroad system is undeniably amazing. Without railroads many of the U.S. cities and states as we know them today simply wouldn’t exist. The coming of the railroad allowed many sparsely…
by Deborah Abernethy and Mike McLeod $4,383 (32 bids, 9 bidders): Brass N & W RR Railroad Steam Classification Plates The plates were purchased along with other railroad items on Oct. 16, 2015 from an individual who had placed a…
A Collection Unmatched Marc Edelman can remember visiting his aunt and uncle in Englewood Cliffs, NJ as a young boy and being fascinated by his aunt’s jar full of matchbooks from places that even today bring back fond memories. Fifty…
Gavels ‘n’ Paddles: Carlisle & Finch train set, $46,020, Bertoia Auctions Recent Auction Results From Near & Far By Ken Hall A circa 1904-1908 Carlisle & Finch No. 45 locomotive with tender and passenger cars sold for $46,020 at a…
