"Burlington Route 1627" cast, I have one and have seen others for sale.
I believe they are coal shovels for the the stoves in passenger cars and
waycars (cabooses).
Found in the garage? Good find!
Ken Martin
Dave Lotz wrote:
>
> Pam,
>
> I?ve forwarded a copy of this email to the BRHSlist. Hopefully, we?ll have
> a person there who can assist answering your question. If you?d like to
> send a digital photo, it would be helpful.
>
> David Lotz
> BRHS Archives
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PC Assist [mailto:pcassist@tds.net]
> Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 12:40 PM
> To: brhs@nsn.org
> Subject: question
>
> I have a friend in Southwest Wisconsin that was asking me questions about an
> old iron shovel he found in his garage. He said he thinks it's cast iron.
> It says Burlington Route 16-- (he can't read the numbers after the 16). He
> also thinks it's an old ash shovel.
>
> Does this mean anything to you? He's not sure what it is or where it is
> from. If I took a digital picture of it and sent it to you, would you be
> able to identify it? The email would be rather large with a couple of
> pictures attached though.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Pam Hinrichsp
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