Silverton RR medallion watch fob pass (pics)
| February 18, 2016 10:42PM |
Otto Mears issued this silver medallion pass for his Silverton RR. Here is the listing from the Railroad Memories auction last month.
Lot: 561 Description: SILVERTON RAILROAD COMPANY - 1890 silver watch fob pass No. 29 issued to C. F. Hoeckel. Enamel shows wear, as the rainbow colors are totally faded but overall very acceptable. Mr. Hoeckel owned The C.F. Hoeckel Blank Book Co. a printing company a lot of early Railroad, Mining & Stock documents in Colorado. These unique passes were issued by Otto Mears and are very scarce as only a small amount of these have survived. Unlike their silver pass counterparts, these were often times dismissed as just a small token, not realized by many as an actual railroad pass. I have only handled two fob passes over the years with this being my third. So I am excited to be able to offer this wonderful relic of early Colorado history.
Minimum bid: $3,000
Price Realized: $7,250
Lot: 561 Description: SILVERTON RAILROAD COMPANY - 1890 silver watch fob pass No. 29 issued to C. F. Hoeckel. Enamel shows wear, as the rainbow colors are totally faded but overall very acceptable. Mr. Hoeckel owned The C.F. Hoeckel Blank Book Co. a printing company a lot of early Railroad, Mining & Stock documents in Colorado. These unique passes were issued by Otto Mears and are very scarce as only a small amount of these have survived. Unlike their silver pass counterparts, these were often times dismissed as just a small token, not realized by many as an actual railroad pass. I have only handled two fob passes over the years with this being my third. So I am excited to be able to offer this wonderful relic of early Colorado history.
Minimum bid: $3,000
Price Realized: $7,250
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