N&W lantern on eBay

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Thanks for insight Ken. 
Bill

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> On Feb 7, 2023, at 7:33 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Bill
> 
> I no longer collect lanterns, but many years ago did acquire a number of them.
> 
> This is what I’d call a standard, stock Adlake short globe lantern. It appears to have not been used and the date on the bottom appears to be 1-63. I’ve got one just like it dated 1970, so it is not one of the last, but I suspect that the 1970 one is.
> 
> Prices on railroadiana in general is what someone will pay for it is what it might be worth, at least to the purchaser. My only comment otherwise is, if I could sell my very common stuff for this kind of inflated price, it would already be gone!
> 
> Once again, I do not collect lanterns, but I think on the outside, this might be a $60-75 lantern, and that would have to be someone who really wants one. The red globe makes it a tiny bit better, but certainly it is certainly not a marked globe.
> 
> Your actual mileage may vary.
> 
> Best
> Ken Miller
> 
>> On Feb 6, 2023, at 8:33 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>> Any observations about this one also on eBay?
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>> Original Norfolk & Western (N&W) Adlake Kero Red Globe Railroad Lantern
>> ebay.com
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>> 
>> Bill Demarest
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