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The stimulus for this Railway Express collection was the fact my grandfather was a Railway Express Agent in Ocala and Okeechobee, Florida from the 1920s to the late 1940s. We only had a few odds and ends of his in the family, so most of this material, other than the Colt revolvers, was found on eBay. |
Three Generations:
Florida East Coast Railroad
Florida East Coast Station in Okeechobee 1929
Railway Agents pre-1900 (Note the circular metal police badges, as shown below for the
American Railway Express and Spencer rifles which date back to 1865)
Ocala, Florida Seaboard Airline Railroad
1850's American Express Co. stock certificate (Note the train)
Railway Express Agency messenger badge (c.1930s)
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American Railway Express Co. police officer badge (c.1900) |
Railway Express Agency Police badge (c.1930s) |
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1917-1928 AM RY EX and Post-1929 RY EX AGY lock and key used to secure bank bags and trunks
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'American Railway Express Messenger' brass wax stamp pre-1917 |
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B. K. Padgett's 1925 gold Elgin 'Railroad' pocket watch |
'Eligin R. R.' engraved below stem winder, 21 jewels, grade 478, size 16 |
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Grandfather, B. K. Padgett's pension document |
Waltham 1896 'side-winder' pocket watch, 17 jewels, nickel, size 18 |
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Bag tag for REA |
Bag tag for REA |
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Florida East Coast Railway Map c.1930 showing spur from New Smyrna to Okeechobee |
American Express Co. 1874 Wanted Poster
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Pre-1917 American Express Co. truck (gas or electric)
Railway Express Agency metal sign ( 8 x 8 in.)
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