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Here's another interesting item on eBay that has some bids for it. Take a look:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting
Hmmmmm...looks interesting, right? Hey, it even has a PRR herald on it, right? Now, keep in mind the seller isn't making claims about this one and is being careful. He just describes it as a bell, which it is, with the PRR herald on it, which it does, and that it has a nice sound to it, which I'm sure it has, too. The question is if it a genuine piece of former PRR owned/issued material. Let's look closer. If you click on the larger picture, take a good look at the letter 'R' on the right side of 'PRR' and then at the letter 'R' on the left side. They're not the same. In fact, the right letter seems to be more crudely formed than the letter 'R' on the left. Would this be an acceptable engraving for purchase by the Pennsylvania Railroad? Mmmmmmmmm...no. Also, just what the heck kind of railroad-related bell is this and what was it used for? Mmmmmmmmm...don't really know. It looks more like a 'marine-use' bell or even one made available for homeowner use, but not railroad use. It also has a poorly traced copy of the PRR herald engraved into it, possibly for personal use. This is not a genuine railroad bell. Although it is not presented as such, it also should not be thought of as such, either. Like the greatest living phiolosopher of our time, Yogi Berra, once said, 'You can see alot by observing.'
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ayphotohosting
Hmmmmm...looks interesting, right? Hey, it even has a PRR herald on it, right? Now, keep in mind the seller isn't making claims about this one and is being careful. He just describes it as a bell, which it is, with the PRR herald on it, which it does, and that it has a nice sound to it, which I'm sure it has, too. The question is if it a genuine piece of former PRR owned/issued material. Let's look closer. If you click on the larger picture, take a good look at the letter 'R' on the right side of 'PRR' and then at the letter 'R' on the left side. They're not the same. In fact, the right letter seems to be more crudely formed than the letter 'R' on the left. Would this be an acceptable engraving for purchase by the Pennsylvania Railroad? Mmmmmmmmm...no. Also, just what the heck kind of railroad-related bell is this and what was it used for? Mmmmmmmmm...don't really know. It looks more like a 'marine-use' bell or even one made available for homeowner use, but not railroad use. It also has a poorly traced copy of the PRR herald engraved into it, possibly for personal use. This is not a genuine railroad bell. Although it is not presented as such, it also should not be thought of as such, either. Like the greatest living phiolosopher of our time, Yogi Berra, once said, 'You can see alot by observing.'
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