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- Adams & Westlake Co. Type 3205 Adlake Electric System, 1910-1915 -

- 1910-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Adams & Westlake Co. Type 3205 Adlake Electric System, 1910-1915
- Railroad Lantern, 1913-1930 - Flags and lanterns were the primary means of communication between conductors, brakemen, and engineers on American railroads. Different movements and colors indicated different instructions as crews assembled and operated trains. The clear glass globe in this lantern is marked "M.C.R.R." for the Michigan Central Railroad.

- 1913-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Railroad Lantern, 1913-1930
Flags and lanterns were the primary means of communication between conductors, brakemen, and engineers on American railroads. Different movements and colors indicated different instructions as crews assembled and operated trains. The clear glass globe in this lantern is marked "M.C.R.R." for the Michigan Central Railroad.
- Adams & Westlake Co. Type 3207 Regulator, 1910-1915 -

- 1910-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Adams & Westlake Co. Type 3207 Regulator, 1910-1915
- Component for Adlake System, 1910-1915 -

- 1910-1915
- Collections - Artifact
Component for Adlake System, 1910-1915
- Adams & Westlake Company Spittoon, circa 1890 - Adams and Westlake Company manufactured railway equipment and accessories, from switch and signal lights and lanterns to an array of car trimmings--including spittoons. In 1891, the Chicago, Illinois-based company sold spittoons like this in four different metals: brass, bronze, nickel-plated, or silver-plated. A key selling point? The spittoon has a patented removable lid for easy cleaning.

- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Adams & Westlake Company Spittoon, circa 1890
Adams and Westlake Company manufactured railway equipment and accessories, from switch and signal lights and lanterns to an array of car trimmings--including spittoons. In 1891, the Chicago, Illinois-based company sold spittoons like this in four different metals: brass, bronze, nickel-plated, or silver-plated. A key selling point? The spittoon has a patented removable lid for easy cleaning.
- Adams & Westlake Company Spittoon, circa 1890 - Adams and Westlake Company manufactured railway equipment and accessories, from switch and signal lights and lanterns to an array of car trimmings--including spittoons. In 1891, the Chicago, Illinois-based company sold spittoons like this in four different metals: brass, bronze, nickel-plated, or silver-plated. A key selling point? The spittoon has a patented removable lid for easy cleaning.

- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Adams & Westlake Company Spittoon, circa 1890
Adams and Westlake Company manufactured railway equipment and accessories, from switch and signal lights and lanterns to an array of car trimmings--including spittoons. In 1891, the Chicago, Illinois-based company sold spittoons like this in four different metals: brass, bronze, nickel-plated, or silver-plated. A key selling point? The spittoon has a patented removable lid for easy cleaning.