Unusual Recent Finds

By Chris Cotnoir; posted August 14, 2023

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Here are three somewhat unusual items I found recently at a couple of flea markets and garage sales.

At left is a CD 152 Lynchburg double embossing error EIN [020] (F-Skirt)⅃ {in Oval} /LYNCHBURG {Backwards letter in logo} (R-Skirt) No 2 CABLE/MADE IN U.₴.A. {Backwards 'S'} SDP in Aqua in vnm+ condition.

In the middle is a common CD 203 EIN [020] (F-Skirt) Armstrong's T.W. (R-Skirt) MADE IN U.S.A. Ⓐ 71 54 SB in Light Straw with an unusual three-color Missouri Pacific Lines eagle decal on the right skirt. I've seen similar logo decals for other companies, but the seller did not know how this Missouri item wound up here in Maine or any other history for the piece other than it's been sitting in his garage in China for thirty years or so.

Finally, on the right is a large, heavy composite signal. The color of the composite material on this one is black/dark gray which is different than the usual pinkish brown/tan often seen for these.

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