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From: matt bullock [mailto:mattbullock@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 1:29 PM
To: BRHS@burlingtonroute.com
Subject: Esate Sale Aurora IL HUGE Railroadiana Collection April 24-26 100's
of CB&Q Items
Hello my name is Matt Bullock and I am the owner of Main Street Estate
Sales. I am getting the word out about an Estate Sale I am having April
24th-26th in Aurora IL. This is an amazing lifetime railroadiana
collection. Almost every item you could possible think of is in this
collection such as (4) brass steam whistles, (4) railroad step stools, 60+
marked lanterns with blue, green, red, clear, etched embossed globes from
40+ different railroads, 10 caboose/switch lanterns, brass locomotive bell,
60+ brass keys, 30 old locks some with keys, old semaphore, actual crossing
sign with the lights on a stand, CA&E interurban headlight, Actual Fairmont
Crane Car, clocks, Old train Bulletin Time Chalk Board from a depot(possibly
Aurora) 60-70 calendars from 1930's-1990's,many old train signs, old
uniforms, hats, badges, pins, telegraph items, many many old marked tools
and oil cans, Paw Paw IL CB&Q Ticket Dater, stacks and stacks of time tables
, brochures, manuals, rule books, etc, 1000's of railroad date nails and
spikes, tons of ephemera, Boxes and boxes of model trains both HO and Lionel
O gauge, many old sets, you name it this man had it. Please check out my
website at www.mainstreetestatesales.com
<http://www.mainstreetestatesales.com/> for 100+ photos and more
information. If you have any questions please email me at
mattbullock@sbcglobal.net or call 815-434-5400 anytime. Please pass this on
to anyone you think might be interest. Note this is not an auction
Everything will be priced to sell we have 3 days to empty the house and
there is more stuff than you could imagine(complete household many other
antiques,toys,furniture, and tools). Thanks Matt Bullock
Items of Interest marked CB&Q: RR switch lamp, Burlington Route Water Sample
Shipping Box, 20+ wrenches, PawPaw IL ticket dater, Hot Box cooler tank, oil
cans, 1882 photo of the fire department wearing CB&Q uniforms, Istructograph
used by the CB&Q to teach Morse Code, Aladdin Caboose light and bracket,
Cast Iron Brack rigging diagram, Brass Fire Hose nozzle made in Aurora
Shops, Depot agent telephone and headset, signal light, 3 burlington signs
24X30, 10X12, 2X3, Fire Ext., Coach Step Stool, ladder for upper birth
sleeping cars, and many many many more items that I have yet to list. Many
items in this collection came from the Aurora IL depot.
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