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For Sale, At The Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club Swap Meet And Train Show

Telephone Pole Insulators
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An odd collector item was a bin of individually priced telephone pole insulators. Insulators were originally designed to keep the wires linking telegraphs and telephones insulated from the wooden poles that held them aloft.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:22:16 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1063
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Boxes Of HO-Gauge Cars
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Because this was a railroad train sale, one would naturally expect boxes such as these: boxed HO-gauge rail cars.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:24:55 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1078
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Modern Plastic Cars
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Modern plastic cars were also individually for sale.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:25:04 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1079
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Metal Cars And Engines
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Old metal cars and engines were displayed on a table top. They included classic old commuter passenger cars and a caboose.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:26:31 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1082
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The Tempel and Westphal
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Metal replicas of old rail cars were stacked on a shelf. Here one car was named, "Tempel," and the other car was named, "Westphal."


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:26:43 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1083
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Accessories
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Individual accessories were also for sale. Here, for example, were a "Railroad Crossing Gate" and a street lamp with the words, "Main St," on it and a "Railroad Crossing" sign with a bell.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:33:20 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1085
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Kerosene Lanterns
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Classic old kerosene lanterns were hung from wooden pegs and for sale.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:39:34 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1090
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Switch Signal
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An old rusty switch signal was held together with a screw driver.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:44:08 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1100
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Brass Shell Casings
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Old brass shell casings stood next to a fake bomb lamp, and that stood next to two old lanterns, one less used and one more used.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:45:03 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1101
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Old Locks
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A wooden box displayed three old padlocks for sale complete with brass keys.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:45:19 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1104
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Silver Spoons
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Old silver spoons that once served passengers in dining cars on long rail trips.


For Sale At The   •  Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club external link   •  Swap Meet And Train Show external link   •  Lane County Fairgrounds external link   •  796 W. 13th Avenue   •  Eugene, Oregon   •  (Date Photographed: 11:48:00 Saturday 9 April 2016)   •  (Date Published: Monday 25 April 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C16_1107
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