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i can not find out what this is, i know its pensylvania rail road, and its some kind of wall plate, but ive stumped myself and all other people ive asked. i have not cleaned the item to keep it original.
thanks for any help :)
Re: PRR name plate?
This was an old Bill spike. At the bottom of your plate there is a hole. There was a thick wire that stuck out and curved upwards, like a reverse "S", and employees would stick receipts and other paper here. Maybe you can get a piece of strong wire and restore yours. Dates to pre-1900.
Re: PRR name plate?
Indeed correct, very little value though, one often finds them in $20.00 box lots of office stuff at auction. Most of them date from the latre 19th century through the 1930's.