(i sent this to the address as an actual email, but i am not
sure on the process so i will post here as well).
Hello, I am with an architectural salvage company and we have come across 3
antique wooden boxcar doors. They are a darker red and say "Everywhere
West" in white.
These are the wooden-slat exterior sliding boxcar doors, and I am starting to
think they came off of an XM28 model car. I believe the are similar to the era
of this CB&Q 1920s boxcar photo viewable on this link:
http://steamerafreightcars.com/gallery/boxauto/cbqxm28main.html
Do you have any info on the era/age such wooden doors would have been used--with
that slogan? I am trying to circa date the doors within a decade or so. Is that
color what they called "Chinese Red?"
More importantly--do you have any clue to the value of such a thing? Or do you
have any advice on resources where we could establish a value range for antique
wooden boxcar doors?
Any help is appreciated as this is outside the scope of our expertise.
thanks,
Chris