Summer 2024 Western Railroad Lantern Sale
Western Railroad Americana is pleased to announce our Summer 2024 Western Railroad Lantern Sale. A small curated collection of western railroad lanterns from California, Colorado, Nevada, and Utah. This collection features some amazing rarities including cast globes from the Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad and the Rio Grande Western Railway!
These lanterns are AVAILABLE NOW and are on a first-come/first-serve basis.
These are cash prices. Feeless payment services, cashier’s checks, personal checks if we know you, or cash are acceptable payment methods. If you want to pay with a credit card, then there is a 3.5% fee added to the total purchase price.
Shipping and insurance is billed at actual.
All of these railroad lanterns come with the Western Railroad Americana 100% satisfaction guarantee. To learn more, please visit our Terms and Conditions.
Once again, thank you for your interest in our Summer 2024 Western Railroad Lantern Sale. Feel free to Contact Us with any questions, concerns, or even criticisms. Now onto the photos and the good stuff!
Sincerely,
Erik Wightman and Jason Sanford
The Catalog
LN-01
RGWRY – Rio Grande Western Railway Handlan Buck “The Handlan” lantern frame with a clear cast extended base globe cast “RGWRY” in a panel. The globe is one of three known in clear!
Price: SOLD
LN-02
F&CCRR – Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad. Adams and Westlake model 1909 “The Adams” lantern frame with a clear cast extended base globe cast “F&CC” in a panel. The globe is a short lip transitional extended base globe.
Price: SOLD
LN-03
CMRR – Colorado Midland Railroad CT HAMM brass top bell bottom lantern frame with a clear cast extended base globe cast “CMRR” in a panel. The globe is a full lip extended base globe.
Price: $11,000
LN-04
SPLA&SLRR – San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad Adams and Westlake model 1897 “The Adams” lantern frame with a clear cast extended base globe cast “SPLA&SLRR” in a panel. This model features the modified drop in fount. The globe is the more rare 5-3/8 cast globe!
Price: SOLD
LN-05
C&SRR – Colorado and Southern Railroad Adams and Westlake model 1897 “The Adams” lantern frame with a clear cast extended base globe cast “C&SRY” in a panel. The globe is the transitional style extended base globe. The glass has turned a beautiful purple color from exposure to the sunlight.
Price: SOLD
LN-06
C&SRR – Colorado and Southern Railroad M.M. Buck “The Buck” railroad lantern frame with a clear cast extended base globe cast “C&SRY” in a panel. The globe is the full lip extended base version and is cast with the serif lettering style. The frame is one of the first generation lanterns used by the railroad.
Price: $3,500
LN-07
D&RGRD – Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Adams and Westlake model 1892 conical retainer “The Adams” lantern frame with a clear cast extended base globe cast “D&RGRR” in a panel. The frame is one of the rare “RD” marked frames and appears to have a different die stamp used than the other known “RD” frames. Very few of the “RD” frames known.
Price: SOLD
LN-08
D&RGRR – Denver and Rio Grande Railroad M.M. Buck “The Buck” lantern frame with a clear cast CNX style globe cast “D&RGRR” in a panel. The globe has the large serif style lettering.
Price: SOLD
LN-09
D&RGRR – Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Adams and Westlake model 1895 twist off “The Adams” lantern frame with a red cast CNX style globe cast “D&RGRR in a panel. The globe is the more rare round end panel version of the globe.
Price: SOLD
LN-10
D&RGRR – Denver and Rio Grande Railroad Handlan round top lantern frame with a green etched barrel globe etched “D&RG”.
Price: $2,500
LN-11
CC&CSRR – Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs Railroad Adlake model 1913 “Reliable” lantern frame with a clear unmarked CNX style globe.
Price: SOLD
LN-12
Colo MidRR – Colorado Midland Railroad Handlan Buck “The Handlan” lantern frame with a red flashed etched globe etched “CMRY”. The lantern frame is the railroad shop modified version with the insert pot.
Price: SOLD
LN-13
SP CO – Southern Pacific Company Adams and Westlake model 1882 brass top bell bottom lantern frame with a clear cast extended base globe cast “SP CO”. The globe is not the standard spaghetti style but more of a blocky lettering style.
Price: SOLD
LN-14
F&CCRR – Florence and Cripple Creek Railroad cast globe. Globe has a stable crack that comes down one inch and then over one inch. It is almost a complete no show in the frame. You can see the bottom of the crack if you were to look up into the underside of the lid.
Price: SOLD
