Marble Railroad Sign

Ferrara s railroad marbles or fiberglass marbles glass marbles are also found along railroad tracks.

Marble railroad sign.

Or best offer 8 25 shipping. The most common of these are 3 4 clear or greenish spheres often with characteristic wrinkles or indentations on the surface. This auction is for an old railroad crossing sign that features reflective marbles or cat eyes. Rare antique railroad crossing crossbucks sign cat eye marbles reflectors rare.

As the story goes a railroad official wanted a marble that would carry five hundred pounds of weight. Railroad crossing sign with all marble cat eyes. Rare antique original cast iron railroad crossing sign two2 piece doublesided. Authentic vintage railroad crossing heavy gauge steel sign original 36 300 00.

Antique railroad stop sign this antique railroad stop sign has cat eye marbles spelling out the word stop making it a unique collectors item. Authentic rare 36 wood. The sign is about 6 feet long and is missing a few of the marbles and a few others are damaged but most are good. Tell us what you think opens in new window or tab.

He asked the wheeling glassworks to make him such an item and the railroad would buy tons of them. Vintage railroad stop sign clear glass marble reflectors 7 8 diam lot of 55 pre owned. And so they did. Mint conditionstandard railroad and highway sign reflector replacements lot of 88 glass marble reflectors used for signs manufactured in the 1920 s through 1950 s before post war reflective plastics were developed clear or pale aqua blue cat eye color hue base embossed libbey glass company libbey 1 a universal two piece screw inglass ball reflector 7 8 diameter set in a threaded.

Senior service tobacco sign this unique sign is believed to have been made in the 1930s and measures 12 x 4. Rare antique original cast iron railroad crossing sign one 1 piece very heavy. At grade crossings one could find the classic x shaped railroad crossing signs with embedded cat eye marbles to reflect car headlights at night. Railroad crossing sign with all marble cat eyes.

But by far the most colorful and collectible antique railroad signs are the promotional signs often porcelain which were featured in depots and stations. These marbles are used in a process developed in the 1930s to manufacture fiberglass. Lot of 12 old glass railroad sign reflectors cats eye marble red texasvinylhound. Lot of 45 vintage green railroad stop sign glass cat eye marble reflectors 7 8 pre owned.

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