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Railroad Train Order Hoop and Fork [133485]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Railroadiana, Trains Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
Railroad Train Order Hoop and Fork  [133485]
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120.00USD+ (30.00) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2021 Feb 13 @ 15:12UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
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Railroad Train Order Hoop and Fork. Railroad train order (akin to an aircraft flight plan) were passed from the station clerk to the train operator white the train was still moving! The clerk would attach the orders to the wooden hoop (shaped like a letter P) and hold it up close to the train. The train operator would catch the hoop over his extended arm, then take off the order and throw the hoop on the ground where the clerk could retrieve it. Later designs just attached the order to a string that was held on a forked stick. The operator would snatch the order and the string which would easily release from the fork.

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Provenance: Gary Nelson Railroad Collection