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RARE ORIGINAL M.M BUCK FT. WORTH & RIO GRANDE RAILWAY LANTERN W/FRISCO RR GLOBE
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RARE ORIGINAL M.M BUCK FT. WORTH & RIO GRANDE RAILWAY LANTERN W/FRISCO RR GLOBE
Price: US $2849.99

Up for sale is this rare M.M. BUCK railroad lantern from the The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Railway which was chartered under the laws of Texas on June 1, 1885. This lantern is from 1901 to 1937 when Frisco Railroad Systems had control of the railroad. \"In 1901, the Frisco Railroad got control of the FT W. & R.G.R.R, which it operated as an independent subsidiary, extending the line to Brady in 1903 and on to Menard in 1911. The Frisco entered bankruptcy in 1913 and made no further extensions of the FT W. & R.G.R.R, which in most years failed to make a net profit. On March 1, 1937, Frisco sold the FT W. & R.G.R.R to the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway for $1.5 million, giving the latter an entry into Fort Worth from the west.\" This lantern has the clear Embossed Frisco Railroad globe on it. The Lantern has the FT W.& R.G.R.R. lettering embossed on it. It also reads on top, \"THE BUCK M.M. BUCK & CO. ST. LOUIS\". It has been painted black sometime in the past. The globe would be original to the lantern. The lantern appears to be complete with the original burner. The wick is stuck. There\'s no loose or repaird metal wires on the lantern. There\'s one slight bend but minor. The bell and top look fine. The metal looks and feels solid. No thin spots or holes. The globe\'s top rim is fine. The bottom rim has a tiny flat chip on ground edge and another flat chip on interior rim on edge. All minor. Not counting the wire handle it measures 11\" tall by about 6\" wide.Rare Lantern. I can\'t find another like this one anywhere. ASK QUESTIONS PLEASE CHECK BELOW THE DESCRIPTION IN CASE I DO AN ADD ON THAT MIGHT CHANGE YOUR MIND ABOUT offerDING ON THE ITEM. ! SHIPPING WILL BE ACTUAL COST. CHECK MY OTHER sales FOR ART, COLLECTIBLES, ANTIQUES AND UNIQUE ITEMS ETC. SOME ITEMS ARE LISTED NOW AND I\'LL LIST MORE SOON.



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