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Here are a few of my favorite railroad locks from my collection. I've been collecting now for about 45 years.
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WARRENNYERGES, Cool. :-)
May I ask which railroad had the interwoven initials logo on the lock in the first picture?
It's reminiscent of an old logo used by a now defunct exercise equipment company (the Health Developing Apparatus Company):
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/295763-barbers-tool
In the case of the logo on your lock, it looks like it's encircled by rope, which suggests a western USA theme.
It's from the Charlotte Harbor & Northern Ry. A Florida short line that transported phosphorous. It was in operation in the early 1900's.
WARRENNYERGES, Aha, thank you. :-)
http://taplines.net/092006/chn01
This Google Preview is the only copy I've been able to find of a 1915 time table and map for the CH&NR:
Charlotte Harbor & Northern Railway Time Tables 1915 | fgcu.digital.flvc.org
https://images.app.goo.gl/aY23Ydy3Zkpo2mpk8
I suspect fgcu reorganized their website, and as a result, there are a lot of broken links.
I guess that rope in the logo could still be a cowboy theme, considering that Florida had cowboys going all the way back to the early 18th century, although they apparently didn't use lassos:
https://www.legendsofamerica.com/cracker-cowboys/
Back when a whole group of us here at CW were endeavoring to identify those gym set components, I was immediately intrigued by that logo of intertwined initials, and realized that it reminded me of the company logo that the Singer Sewing Machine put on some of their machines, most notably the model 29:
https://danhopgood.wordpress.com/2019/07/05/singer-29-variants/
Anyway, thanks again or identifying the railway for me. :-)
Are inter-urban locks considered railroad ? Are they also collectable?
Yes, they are. Do you have any?
Nice Railing Locks
all I’ve been able to collect is
a few railroad rocks, that were
thrown at me
Well, I've been collecting for over 45 years now and since retiring, I go to all the shows and meets. It's taken a lot of time, miles and money to accumulate what I have, locks are my vice, it beats drinking and drugging!!!
I agree sir idle time is the devils time
That's what I've been told time and time again.