Milestone Railroad, Fire & Petroliana Auction
“Brian Maiher”
Saturday August 29th • 10:00 am
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Willoughby, Ohio 44094
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We are pleased to offer this important collection of Railroad, Fire, and Petroliana. Brian Maiher was a very well known passionate collector. He was a regular at Brimfield, Railroad, and Pretoliana Shows east of the Mississippi.
Brian had an eye for rarity and quality. This collection will be offering an opportunity to add many rare and important pieces to your collection. This will be the first of several auctions we will be holding selling his collection.
The Railroad items being offered includes Train Bells, Engine Number Plates, Signal Lamps, Hand Lanterns, Cast Iron & Wooden Signs, Locomotive Headlamps, Smoking Stands, Drum Heads, Set of Pennsylvania Railroad Colanders, Train Safety Posters, and Much More!!!
Fire collection includes a VERY RARE 1890s PJ Cooney.
4 Wheel Fire Hose Carriage from Leadville, Colorado in beautiful original condition!!!!
Plus 6”-12” Fire Gongs, Large selection of Gamewell Fire Alarm Boxes. Many on ornate cast iron pedestals, Presentation Fire Trumpets, Hand & Fire Engine Lanterns, Brass Nozzles, Leather Helmets, and Much More!!!
Petroliana includes 15+ Antique Gas Pumps includes Tokheim Victory 5 Gallon Visible, Pentometer 2 Bowser Exacto Pumpkin Head 300 Gas Pump, and many more
RARE Gas Pumps. Air Meters, Several Oil Bottle Displays,
Several Porcelain and Metal Signs. Plus many more RARE pieces!!
Pyle National Locomotive electric headlight with a great industrial look, 15-inch front lens, top and side glass panels, and number ‘220’ on marquee
Great Northern Railway 30in diameter porcelain sign with logo featuring the company’s mountain goat mascot ‘Rocky.’ Graded 8.9, good color and gloss Blake’s patent-arm railroad lantern with clear glass globe etched ‘P.G. & N. R.R.’ (Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad Company); marked on loop
Penometer clock-face gas pump professionally restored in Sohio colors, added reproduction globe. Comes with new white hose and brass nozzle
Gamewell Excelsior 15-inch gong electro-mechanical fire alarm with 24-wheel transmitter. Oak case with bonnet top, beveled glass, 52 x 18 x 9in
1890s P.J. Cooney (St. Louis) fire hose-reel carriage, four-wheel horse-drawn version, maroon with gold, used by fire department of prosperous gold and silver mining town of Leadville, Colorado. Almost entirely original with period paint. Accompanied by two books about Leadville’s history which depict the carriage. Collection
Silver-plated 22.5-inch fireman’s trumpet, dated 1913, presented to
Young America Hose Company No. 6, Poughkeepsie, New York, by Laurel S.F.E. Co. No. 1 of N.Y. Engraved with images of fireman’s helmet and crossed ladders
Mobiloil Gargoyle OPC oval gas pump globe, rated 9.5, excellent color, original copper screw base
Wabash Banner Blue train drum head light with very heavy original brass and metal frame. Measures 29 x 29 x 8in
Large (27in) three-chime brass train whistle, marked ‘N & W Exp.’
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