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I found these signal switches in the attic above the garage at my fathers house. There's inspection stickers on them dated in the mid 50s. What kind of switches are they and is there any value? I doubt it just curious. Thanks!

 

Railroad. Google search of company name will give you plenty of information. Ebay completed search will show ones that have sold. You have a few hundred dollars there probably.

 

https://books.google.com/books?id=P...IiQEwDw#v=onepage&q=vane relay switch&f=false

 

Rail nuts would POUNCE on those if offered.

 

what else you got in that attic ?????

 

Funny story, about 25 years ago my father saw those in his attic. They were about 15 feet from the access but difficult to see past the roof supports and poor lighting. So me being a young buck(back then)he asked me to climb up there to see what they are. I did but didn't get too close because the lack of head room(I'm 6' tall)and the ridge board supports in the way. At that time they looked like all one piece. I told my father they looked like some type of switching device he asked me to bring them down and I said dad whatever they are it's going to be very heavy.
He said forget it and I was glad, after all I didn't want to drop them through the drywall ceiling in the garage and on to the concrete floor. So they've been there ever since.

Fast foreward to last week and since I'm selling the house since dear old dad has passed away. I sent my son up there to take pics with his cell phone(he's the young buck now)we found out they were not one piece they were just sitting on a board that looked like it was all in one so to speak. My son moved them over to me on another board and we brought them down from the attic.

Yes they're very dusty and I haven't cleaned them because if they weren't anything special I was going to toss them.

 

I'm sorry for your loss.
but it's nice to hear that you have your own 'young buck' !!!

 

Cut him in on the profits from those railroad pieces? I'd say he earned it.

 

But now the really tough part comes...finding someone to buy them.

 

Not difficult. Find some rail nuts and they'll be gone fast.