RE: (erielack) B&H ID Plate

["Michael Connor" <mjconnor_rr_@_hotmail.com>]

Dick
I'll be the grinch that stole Christmas  -- I don't think this artifact is 
from the Bath & Hammondsport RR nor, I would further suggest, any railroad.  
During the B&H's Erie era it's identity was somewhat suppressed and after 
leaving the Erie it was marginal--hard to picture U S Arland, its long-time 
post Erie manager sanctioning this.
        I found a left 3/4 view c. 1948 of B&H 11, a 2-6-0, it's last steam 
locomotive, and find no evidence of a "B&H" badge plate.  Haven't had a 
chance to pull Gordon's "Keuka Lake Memories" which while failing completely 
as a history, does well as a scrap book of B&H "stuff."
        I don't recall that American railroads had plates of this nature -- 
seems more English and they usually but an R in their initials, viz- GWR, 
SR, etc.
        I'd look for a "B&H" with some manufacturing or product promotion.
Have a safe day.
Mike Connor


>From: "Dick Honeyman" <hmanrr_@_rochester.rr.com>
>Reply-To: "Dick Honeyman" <hmanrr_@_rochester.rr.com>
>To: <erielack_@_lists.elhts.org>
>Subject: (erielack) B&H ID Plate
>Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:09:51 -0500
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>Here is a picture of an item I bought on Ebay.  I'm assuming it is from
>the Bath & Hammondsport railroad, but I have no information about what
>it was mounted on.  If any of you has knowledge of what this would
>likely have been, I'd appreciate the input.
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>The plate is oval, 10" x 5".  It is made of cast bronze or brass.  The
>main part is about 3/16" thick and the letters are raised about 3/32"
>above the surface.  It weighs a hefty 2 1/2 lbs.
>
>Dick Honeyman
>ELHS 2904
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