Re: RGS Pass

Mallory Hope Ferrell Wrote:
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> Yes, it is an authentic 1892 RGS/SRR filigree
> pass. The owner's name is unreadable, but #390 is
> a previously unknown pass. Can anyone read the
> name of the person to which this pass was
> originally issued?

From the EBay listing:

RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN RAILROAD - SILVERTON RAILROAD, silver filigree railroad pass, 1892

Pass # 390.

Issued to Austin MacFarland.

Otto Mears facsimile signature as president (lower right-hand corner of silver pass).

From pages 16-17 of William Strong's THE REMARKABLE RAILROAD PASSES OF OTTO MEARS (if interested in this pass you should acquire this publication):

Silver pass is 1.5 inches in height by 2.75 inches in length (38 mm by 70 mm);

"... To its solid silver border fine braided silver wires were attached to form a dense ornate web joining the border to a center plate ....";

Light can be seen between openings in design. Leaves are overlaid;

S. Spitz, Santa Fe, silversmith.

(Bill, I don't believe you have this pass listed, so please do as soon as convenient.)

The Rio Grande Southern Railroad - Silverton Railroad silver filigree pass is the glimmering gem of any railroad pass collection.