1) This is Ives (missing a railing):
2) This one is Bing (sand-filled weighted base):
3) Anybody have an idea who made this one (pre-electric, no bulb sockets)?
All three are about the same size, about 14" to 16" tall, Gauge 1 or Standard Gauge.
#3 has no identifying markings I can see. #3's stepped base is die cast, the rest is tinplate.
Thanks!
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Your 1st and 3rd photos are of Ives #109 double-armed semaphores made between 1912-1922, although exactly dating these is difficult because of quite a few variations. I have included a picture of the one that I own with a stamped steel base.
Eric Hofberg
TCA, LCCA
Your 1st and 3rd photos are of Ives #109 double-armed semaphores made between 1912-1922, although exactly dating these is difficult because of quite a few variations. I have included a picture of the one that I own with a stamped steel base.
Eric Hofberg
TCA, LCCA
Eric, thank you. Actually, my Ives semaphore (photo #1) I know to be a #302 Ives: see the attached scan of my dad's original 1923 Ives catalog; this is confirmed by Greenberg. The same listing and number appears in the 1926 catalog.
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Now that I know what to look for, I was able to find the Ives #109 semaphore with the stepped base pictured in Greenberg. Thanks! As you say, it is an earlier version. Puzzle solved!
Here's another version for you re: Ives semaphore:
http://www.ivestrains.org/CD/w...tmlfiles/No107_1.htm
Ron M
I'm glad that I responded to this post, because I've learned a bit more about my own example as well. I based my original response on my Greenberg Ives Wide Gauge book and it had only a limited number of examples.
Ron M: I belong to the Ives Society and I'm curious about your CD reference. Is that CD still available from the Society?
Eric Hofberg
TCA, LCCA
To my knowledge YES!
Contact Dave McEntarfer.
Ron M
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