Marble Railroad Sign

The most common of these are 3 4 clear or greenish spheres often with characteristic wrinkles or indentations on the surface.

Marble railroad sign.

Tell us what you think opens in new window or tab. Lot of 12 old glass railroad sign reflectors cats eye marble red texasvinylhound. The sign is about 6 feet long and is missing a few of the marbles and a few others are damaged but most are good. Rare antique original cast iron railroad crossing sign two2 piece doublesided.

Antique railroad stop sign this antique railroad stop sign has cat eye marbles spelling out the word stop making it a unique collectors item. Lot of 45 vintage green railroad stop sign glass cat eye marble reflectors 7 8 pre owned. Railroad crossing sign with all marble cat eyes. He asked the wheeling glassworks to make him such an item and the railroad would buy tons of them.

Authentic vintage railroad crossing heavy gauge steel sign original 36 300 00. Rare antique original cast iron railroad crossing sign one 1 piece very heavy. Vintage railroad stop sign clear glass marble reflectors 7 8 diam lot of 55 pre owned. This auction is for an old railroad crossing sign that features reflective marbles or cat eyes.

And so they did. Authentic rare 36 wood. Add to favorites more colors railway office primitive sign railway office vintage sign railway office old wood sign railway office distressed signs. At grade crossings one could find the classic x shaped railroad crossing signs with embedded cat eye marbles to reflect car headlights at night.

Ferrara s railroad marbles or fiberglass marbles glass marbles are also found along railroad tracks. But by far the most colorful and collectible antique railroad signs are the promotional signs often porcelain which were featured in depots and stations. The sign does have a rust through in one area as seen in the pictures and has a couple bends in it mainly along the edges. Or best offer 8 25 shipping.

5 out of 5 stars 219 219 reviews 99 99. Railroad crossing sign with all marble cat eyes. Mint conditionstandard railroad and highway sign reflector replacements lot of 88 glass marble reflectors used for signs manufactured in the 1920 s through 1950 s before post war reflective plastics were developed clear or pale aqua blue cat eye color hue base embossed libbey glass company libbey 1 a universal two piece screw inglass ball reflector 7 8 diameter set in a threaded. The wheeling glassworks was able to produce a glass agate that would support five hundred pounds of weight.

These marbles are used in a process developed in the 1930s to manufacture fiberglass.