Collectors Corner: Keys to the Kingdom
(Photo by Vinson F. Skibo)

 

 

Last Updated
August 27, 2005


Collectors Corner
Keys to the Kingdom


by Vinson F. Skibo

TLG editor and railroadiana enthusiast, Vince Skibo gives us a look into collecting keys. These essential tools for the rail-worker are often highly prized by collectors and come in a variety of styles for an even greater variety of uses. Covering switch keys, coach/caboose keys and signal lock keys, Vince shows us how to identify the era from which a switch key may have come and some of the "cuts" used by the P&LE and other affiliated lines. As always, TLG welcomes collectors who may have other variations to those shown to share their knowledge with us.