Shows: Columbus '05

Here are some photos of the Columbus, Ohio show held in April of 2005. These were generously provided by Rob Hoffer. Click on each image for a larger version; use your [BACK] button to return to the page. Download time may be **slow** for a modem connection.

Above left to right. The opening gate; ashtray stands from railroad passenger cars; a banner from Conrail's Buckeye Yard; a display board marked for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Above left to right. A builders plate from the Juniata Works for a Pennsylvania Railroad K4s steam locomotive; a diesel builders plate from the Lima-Hamilton Corporation; a train bulletin board from the CE&W Railway; a bowl in the "Cleveland" pattern of the New York, Chicago & St. Louis, A.K.A. the "Nickel Plate Road".
Above left to right. A butter pat in the "Peach Blossom" pattern of the Southern Railway; teapot (although with incorrect lid) in the "Capitol" pattern of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; cup and saucer in the "Capitol" pattern of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad; a creamer in the "Charlottesville" pattern of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
Above left to right. Demi sets in the "Charlottesville" pattern of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, "McKinley" pattern of the Alaska Railroad, "George Washington" pattern of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, and "Allegheny" pattern of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Above left to right. A display of china, most in the "Mimbreno" pattern of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway; a butter pat in the "Fort Worth" pattern of the Colorado & Southern Railway; a Northern Pacific Railway chocolate pot (minus lid); and a plate in the "Centenary" pattern of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
Above left to right. A rare plate in the "St. Paul" pattern of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway; a platter in the "Monon" pattern of the Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad; a square platter in the "Batavia" pattern of the Lehigh Valley Railroad; and a bowl in the "Wabash" pattern of the Wabash Railroad.
Above left to right. A display of switch lamps; a assortment of employee timetables; a Babcock & Wilcox steam gauge; and three unusual lantern globes.

Above left to right. Metal signs from the Seaboard Coast Line, Norfolk & Western and "Rock Island"; locomotive headlight with number board, horn and locomotive headlight with number board; and various railroad keys -- showing front and back (although there is suspicion that the "Vgn" (Virginian Railway) keys are fake since legitimate Virginian keys used the initials "Ry", not "Rwy".
Above left to right. Date nails; a lantern from the Coal & Coke Railway; a lantern from the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway; a brass-top lantern with red cast globe from the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad.
Above left to right. A cash meter from a the [??] Rapid Transit traction line; two views of a brass sign from a Pennsylvania Railroad bridge; a display of various types of lamps.
Above left to right. Old photos of railroad employees. Note that some show lanterns. These photos were "Display Only".
 
Above left to right. More old photos of railroad employees and a pile of swizzle sticks from railroad dining car service. For those who whine about high railroadiana prices, these swizzle stick were 25 cents each! However, it must be acknowledged that most of the other things shown on this page were priced a wee bit higher.
A hearty THANKS to Rob Hoffer for supplying these photos and to those
collectors and dealers at the show who let their items be photographed!