Re: (erielack) What is it??

[Michael E Allen <ptrmgtsvc_@_juno.com>]

It looks like the receiver for some form of auto-telegraph. My guess is
that the labels each represent a preplanned movement past a certain point
such as a tower or a switchman's shanty. The instructions to the operator
are conveyed by the position of the arrow and possibly a bell. I don't
have a set of track diagrams here but I suspect this unit was from
somewhere around WEST END. 
Mike Allen

 
On Sun, 26 Mar 2006 18:30:38 -0500 Al Reibel <areibel_@_netscape.net>
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> I was looking at a friend's father's RR collection, and this one has 
> me 
> stumped!  At first I thought it was a clock, but when I looked 
> closer it 
> is something different.  It's about a foot in diameter and has one 
> hand 
> or indicator of some sort, and all the little buttons around the 
> circumference are labeled.  Some only say "Thru Pass" or "Track 1", 
> but 
> some are listed with what look like New Jersey locations- Montclair, 
> 
> Morristown, S. Orange, etc..  It has two terminals at the top with 
> wires 
> attached, but it isn't connected to anything.
> This gentleman worked for the Erie for 45 years in the Inspection 
> Department, and recently passed away at age 96.  The son knows 
> little 
> about the items in the collection, so I thought I'd turn to the 
> experts 
> here!  I'd appreciate any information (or educated guesses!) you 
> might have.
> Thanks!
> Al Reibel
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