RARE & ORIGINAL 1920's REFLECTIVE BOILER PLATE FROM A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE - $325 (HEMET, CALIF.)

RARE & ORIGINAL 1920's BOILER PLATE OFF A STEAM LOCOMOTIVE - $335 (HEMET, CALIF.
) © craigslist - Map data © OpenStreetMap 601 N.
Kirby St.
near Sanderson & Menlo google map condition: excellent more ads by this user Tonight we are putting up for sale another item from an estate sale we attended in San Diego, Calif.
, and what we have here is A SUPER RARE, LATE 1920's.
.
.
EARLY 1930'S RAILROAD IDENTIFICATION PLATE PROBABLY USED ON AN OLDER TURN OF THE CENTURY RAILROAD STEAM ENGINE.
.
.
.
.
THIS OLD METAL I.
D.
PLATE FEATURES WOODEN LETTERS & NUMBERS TOPPED OFF WITH REFLECTIVE GLASS MARBLES, AND THE 1/2 ROUND SHAPE, INDICATES IT PROBABLY SAT UPON THE ENGINES BOILER, AS ON THE REAR IT STATES .
.
.
.
DANGER.
.
.
.
THE PLATE IS NUMBERED ATA 397 AND MANY OF THE ID PLATES IN THE CASEY JONES MUSEUM USED ATA NUMBERS LIKE THIS, AND MY RESEARCH SHOWS ATA STOOD FOR AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATION AND 397 WAS THE TRACK # AND MANY OF THESE BOILER PLATES WERE USED DURING THE CIVIL WAR.
.
.
.
.
.
The kids at the estate sale told me their grandfather collected many railroad items over the years, but this piece was definitely the oldest and most unique piece in his collection.
.
.
.
.
.
, but don't miss out on this rare & early 1920's keeper and kick yourself later, as their are probably very few of these out there, that are not in a museum .
.
.
.
.
The new owner is welcome to pick this Bad boy up at my home in Hemet, Calif.
.
.
.
OR.
.
.
.
will pay shipping of $18.
85 within the lower 48 states with overseas and out of the country shipping to be determined by location.
.
.
.
.
Do NOT contact this poster wi