tag or what

[jon43]

sorry for the bad scan. but some things scan better then others. it has: will cox in small letters above one of the slot,s then below: L.ST.L & LOCAL 145. thanks for any info

 

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[bk]

That would be a railroad baggage claim ticket.
Check it out on the Internet. Lots of information there. You may be able to find one identical to yours.
Nice find!
Check to see if there is also a hallmark. (usually near the slot).

 

[jon43]

thanks bk. will do that

 

[jeff of pa]

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[PBK]

Great find, Jon! It's from the Louisville, St. Louis & Texas Railroad. RR tags can be worth serious cash... some of the Western ones are worth hundreds apiece.

There's a collector on eBay looking for items from this RR right now:

http://wantitnow.ebay.com/Louisville-St-Louis-Texas-Railway_W0QQadidZ6616005287

I would also definitely write to this guy, probably the #1 tags collectors, for his offer:

Jack Lucas, P.O. Box 391, Moraga, CA 94556. E-mail: [email protected]

"Wilcox" is the mfgr. of the tag, W. W. Wilcox of Chicago, one of the major RR tag makers:

http://www.tagtown.net/wilcox.html

 

[EDDE]

o crude and i was going to say something smart like i prefer kick the can or your 'it" but i guess you are it right now ,cool..WAY TO GO MAN!!!!

 

[jon43]

Here are Some Possibly Improved pics For you.

thanks jeff

 

[jon43]

Great find, Jon! It's from the Louisville, St. Louis & Texas Railroad. RR tags can be worth serious cash... some of the Western ones are worth hundreds apiece.

There's a collector on eBay looking for items from this RR right now:

http://wantitnow.ebay.com/Louisville-St-Louis-Texas-Railway_W0QQadidZ6616005287

I would also definitely write to this guy, probably the #1 tags collectors, for his offer:

Jack Lucas, P.O. Box 391, Moraga, CA 94556. E-mail: [email protected]

"Wilcox" is the mfgr. of the tag, W. W. Wilcox of Chicago, one of the major RR tag makers:

http://www.tagtown.net/wilcox.html

thanks pbk. i looked at the site and found that the wilcox tag,s are common. but i will email this guy to see what he has to say. now it makes me want to dive into my box's of old find again and clean every one of my tags and other stuff that i cant read yet thanks again

 

[PBK]

i looked at the site and found that the wilcox tags are common.

Whoa, there! "W. W. Wilcox" is probably the most common tag maker mark, all right, but that doesn't mean the tag itself is a common one For example, there are Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tags made by Wilcox that are worth $350-500+.

 

[bk]

I had a few of those in my "junk" box too. I didn't know what they were either.
Sometimes the stuff you know the least about can prove to be the most desirable.
Congrats!

 

[jon43]

i looked at the site and found that the wilcox tags are common.

Whoa, there! "W. W. Wilcox" is probably the most common tag maker mark, all right, but that doesn't mean the tag itself is a common one For example, there are Denver & Rio Grande Railroad tags made by Wilcox that are worth $350-500+.

ok pbk, i guess i need to look over the site a bit more . wow it would be nice for mine to be worth that. i hate to think that 350$ was laying around in my box,s for a few years. im still looking for a 1932 - d qur, that i have messed placed some were and an old lock that has usa on it. bk, start digging them out. thanks again for the replys. and the help. happy hunting