Many railroad baggage stickers were quite colorful, but few rivaled the brilliant colors of the Milwaukee Road' s Olympian Hiawatha stickers. The passenger got a memento of the trip, and the railroad got a bit of free advertising. Baggage stickers were issued by railroads to be attached to passengers' luggage, basically as a promotional item. Click the image for a larger version click here to see the interior of the menu where a bowl of cereal or an egg costs 15 cents! Click on the image for a larger version.īaggage Stickers. This was an era when railroads maintained high standards of railroad dining car service and were willing to commission special artwork for younger travellers. The menu is undated but probably goes back to the 1930s-1940s. A rather scary bear from the Goldilocks fable adorns the cover of this Union Pacific Children's menu. Click on the image for a larger version.Ĭhildren's Menu. The reason for the silver and gold agents' badges - as told by a BR&P historian - was that the agents were first issued silver badges but complained when conductors were issued gold badges, thus making the next issue of agents' badges gold!. The BR&P logo badges were first adopted over the strip badge in 1916, and were in use until the B&O takeover in January of 1932. Hat Badges from the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway. They measure just a tad over 5-1/2" long. Usually the bowl is gilded so it looks like it is brass. The handle is shaped like a leather strap and the bowl is the "tag" and stamped in the style of a real brass baggage tag. Sterling silver baggage tag souvenir spoons were made in the early 1890s for travelers to buy as a memento of their rail trip. Souvenir Spoon from the Boston & Maine Railroad. There must be a story behind this dual role, but at this point it is unknown. The NP had extensive facilities in Spokane. It is a 5-pointed star badge formerly worn by a physician who was both a coroner for the city of Spokane, Washington and a company surgeon for the Northern Pacific Railway. Railroad badges tend to have generic wording designating a role rather than a specific person, but this stunning badge is an exception. Spokane Coroner & Northern Pacific Surgeon Badge. Of Featured Items at the bottom of the page. As images are replaced on the "front page" of Were sent in by collectors for others to enjoy the items are notįor sale. This page shows railroadiana items of unusual interest.
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