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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Wed Dec 23, 2020 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | More RR memorabilia |
Courtesy of the usual suspect, I scored this on a Euro auction site. Roskopf Chemin de Fer (French for RR) pocket watch. Face has a bad spot, but I have a parts Roskopf and might be able to swap it out. Very low price, so it's not a big deal to me. SW pic1a.jpg [ 25.55 KiB | Viewed 4936 times ] |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:19 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
really cool find , i love that kind of thing , congrats not exactly sure who ended up with my great grandfathers RR watch or my great uncle's but i remember seeing them both back in the early 60s , GF was station master in Eureka Springs AK and GU was station master at Alliance NE , my great aunt was telegrapher at alliance - i recall getting to play with the key she had with my GU on short wave , dont know what happened to that either , i think it retired with her when the phone replaced the telegraphs |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
My Grandfather carried a Waltham with a locomotive on the dial face. C.N.R. was marked below the locomotive. I believe these were company issued, which would be in line with Hogger's earlier mention of r/r employee's watches having to meet accuracy criteria. Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
Got a box from Europe yesterday in which were these 2 RR items. Andrey bids for me on an auction site there. A "Universum" pocket watch I took from the box happily ticking away. Also a French RR engineer's medal inscribed to "H. Gerard". The French had a medal for just about everything. Chemin de Fer is RR in French. I didn't realize Republic of France medals were issued during the war, but we see here that they were. I thought about swapping parts around with the other Universum, but I can't get the back off and don't want to mess it up. There's a fine art to leaving well enough alone!  SWRR 001 (2).JPG [ 1.25 MiB | Viewed 4483 times ] RR 002 (2).JPG [ 1.14 MiB | Viewed 4483 times ] RR 003 (2).JPG [ 1.26 MiB | Viewed 4483 times ] RR 004 (2).JPG [ 1.9 MiB | Viewed 4483 times ] |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Fri Apr 02, 2021 1:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
If I read my history correctly, most of the southwest of the country remained unoccupied for the duration. Wonder what H.Gerard did that ended up in a medal being awarded.... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Fri Apr 02, 2021 8:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
me too , that might be a very interesting story considering all that was going on in those days , i agree there is a fine line between restoration and desecration , one has to know what they are dealing with , no need to mess up an historic item , but i know so little of watches id not even venture to changing batteries these days - i got no eyes for close work anymore , |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Mon Nov 01, 2021 1:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
Just got this one from an expo in Europe - German RR belt buckle. Those Germs sure liked their regalia! But I have a shadow box I'm filling and it will go right in. SW and1a.jpg [ 15.06 KiB | Viewed 3799 times ] |
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| Author: | Doc Sharptail [ Tue Nov 02, 2021 4:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
Some of your recent photo attachments don't open here. The ones that are a couple of weeks old, or older, seem to be fine. That's a first for me- seeing a R/R wheel winged... Regards, Doc Sharptail |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
Pics not opening might be a PNG vs JPEG thing. I'll check into it. SW |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Tue Nov 02, 2021 10:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
im seeing it , the swastikas' was what i noticed , seems adolf wanted everything to be marked to his agenda , not much different than today really - im ready to dismiss anyone in a mask and im looking at all the recent armed car jackings here and ready to shoot |
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| Author: | NebrHogger [ Sat Sep 24, 2022 6:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
Scored another Germ. RR grouping online. Time for a trip to hobby lobby and grab another shadow box. SW picRR.jpg [ 258.19 KiB | Viewed 2273 times ] |
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| Author: | A square 10 [ Sat Sep 24, 2022 9:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: More RR memorabilia |
nice , show us the end result , |
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