Western Railroad Americana is pleased to announce we are handling the lifetime collection of Richard Kamins of Torrance, CA.  Richard tragically passed away in April of this year.

Many of you may have known Richard as a long-time collector of locks and keys focusing on the “Common Standard” series of cast brass switch locks.  His collection encompasses rarities that seldom trade hands even among advanced collectors including OR&N CS-3, CYR&PRR CS-4, SO PACIFIC CO CS-5, O&WRR CS-9, StJ&GIRy CS-11 as well as many others.

Richard also collected extremely rare and sought after keys including examples from Union Pacific Denver & Gulf, Kansas Pacific Railway, Tucson Cornelia & Gila Bend, Gila Valley Globe & Northern, Denver Texas & Ft. Worth and many others from all over the West and beyond.

Western Railroad Americana is grateful for this opportunity to help Richard’s family in this difficult time, and to bring you such a wonderful collection of locks and keys. Look for updates in both Locks and Keys categories throughout the month of May.

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