does anybody know what this is

david kinhart · Post by **david kinhart** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 5:52 pm

hello does anybody know what ths is i know ts made by western ralroad but thats all could fnd out

AndyWS · Post by **AndyWS** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:10 pm

Probably similar to one of these:

Pretty rare find!

Looks like they've got one here, too:

david kinhart · Post by **david kinhart** » Sun Sep 16, 2012 7:50 pm

hello,thanks for the reply, was told it came out of a train staton in jacksonville fl .it does work when 12 volts are applied. does it have any worth..its very heavy 250-275 lbs.thanks again david

SantaFebuff · Post by **SantaFebuff** » Sat Sep 22, 2012 10:17 pm

It's an original WRRS bell. They're very old design, and I haven't seen any except for a few decommissioned ones used on the Chicago drawbridges... one of which was in pieces.

I'd say they're quite rare, but I can't put a price on for you. I can assure you it's definitely worth something. I would recommend you not get rid of that, or if you do, make sure you give it to someone who can and will restore it. Also, I can't really tell how good of shape it's in from your photo. It looks like a nice piece, but did it skip any beats or sound wrong?

Cheers,
Joshua

david kinhart · Post by **david kinhart** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 11:25 am

Hello all i saw when bought t is they took jumper cables and applied 12 volts and it rang once and we didnt try any more.would it have been in a staition? i have looked at all of the old jacksonville pixs i could find and cant make out anything like it.its in very good shape no cracks or breaks.thanks for the info.david

SantaFebuff · Post by **SantaFebuff** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:15 pm

It's a grade crossing bell. So it could have been on any grade crossing in the Jacksonville, FL area.

No cracks is always good. Those bells weren't as common (as I can make out) as the other bells available. So, it's quite valuable, but there's no way of knowing what crossing it came from unless you can get some way of getting a confirmation. Which, being so old, is extremely unlikely.

I would just be happy to have it, and start restoring that. Quite the relic.

Cheers,
Joshua

david kinhart · Post by **david kinhart** » Sun Sep 23, 2012 10:44 pm

Thank you Joshua for the information. David

david kinhart · Post by **david kinhart** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 2:21 pm

more pixs

Nimhster · Post by **Nimhster** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 1:09 am

This is a really interesting piece. Do you plan on restoring it?

david kinhart · Post by **david kinhart** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 11:20 am

hello i have it for sale on ebay. it is a nce piece of history thanks david

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