I've Been Working On The Railroad

[Doc Bach]

Revisited and spent a day hunting an old and long forgotten and grown over railroad siding that I haven't been to in nearly forty five years.

Did not find much but enough to make the two mile hike in the extremely hot weather worthwhile.

The Switch Lock On The Bottom Right Is Embossed N.W.P.R.R

The Bronze Body And Shackle Switch Lock Complete With Clevis And Chain Is Stamped On The Obverse Of The Shackle W.Bohannan Brooklyn NY Pat June 25.79 And 86.It First Appears In Catalogue 1886.W Bohannan Recieved His 1st Patent In 1860 And The Company Is Still Manufacturing Padlocks Today.

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Wilson Bohannan Lock Company Lexington Ave Factory

This Piece Turned UP From The Automobile Club Of Southern California.The Early Beggining Of The AAA Insurance Company.It Could Have Come Off Of A Model A Or T?

This Piece Made A Hard Day Of Digging Worthwhile And Them Some

Thanks For Looking And I Always Appreciate Everyones Input.

[Hunterjunk]

Worth the walk indeed ! Love a good lock , and those are rippers .  The car badge is very cool .

[F350Platinum]

Extraordinary finds Doc, and so Western! 👍 Love that someone is out getting the good stuff. Clad and Wally Bling get kinda tiresome.

[GB_Amateur]

Now if you could just find the keys, the collectible value would shoot way up.  Excellent work.  Should be some coins there, too, right?

[JCR]

Those are outstanding finds, in wonderful condition too.  What was the siding used for?  Have you researched the water tank locations or line shacks?

[Doc Bach]

3 hours ago, Hunterjunk said:

Worth the walk indeed ! Love a good lock , and those are rippers .  The car badge is very cool .

Howdy Hunterjunk and thanks for your comment.Yeah locks never disappoint especially the railroad varieties and I suppose that they can be found anywhere in the world.

[Doc Bach]

2 hours ago, F350Platinum said:

Extraordinary finds Doc, and so Western! 👍 Love that someone is out getting the good stuff. Clad and Wally Bling get kinda tiresome.

Thanks 350! Relic hunting has been real tough out here with the extreme heat and very dangerous fire situation.The ground is like concrete most places that I hunt and I will not dig with an Apex pick this time of year.I have been on enough night digs and seen how many sparks that they can produce.Looking forward to fall and winter for Relic season until then just puttering.

 

[Doc Bach]

2 hours ago, GB_Amateur said:

Now if you could just find the keys, the collectible value would shoot way up.  Excellent work.  Should be some coins there, too, right?

The keys are real tough to come by GB_A.

Yes I have found coins at that particular site and a few super rare tokens as well when I was a lot younger and worked harder at it.There are more to be found no doubt.

Thanks for your comment.

[Doc Bach]

1 hour ago, JCR said:

Those are outstanding finds, in wonderful condition too.  What was the siding used for?  Have you researched the water tank locations or line shacks?

Thanks JCR.Mostly just a get out of the way siding I guess where shorter passenger trains could load and unload passengers at the whistle stop and allow passing one another and get out of the way of the larger priority freight trains.