OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

[grogmug]

OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

I found this at a very old homestead today. I had no idea what it was until I got home and cleaned it off. I'm having a VERY tough time trying to figure out how old it is!!!?!? I've went to several different sites and NONE of them have anything listed on this. Maybe one of you can help me!! The tag is brass and says L & N R.R. LOCAL has the number L11617 at the bottom. It also has what I believe to be a star at the top....first time I've found one of these and I'm pretty excited....

 

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[Mackaydon]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Chartered in Kentucky in 1850, the L&N was one of the South’s early railroads and one of only a very few to grow into a major system without a name change. The name survived into the 1980s, when it was abandoned as part of the organization of CSX.
The reference site below gives a good history of the L & N including route maps that may correspond to your finding.
Don...
Source: http://railga.com/ln.html

 

[diggerfororo]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

What you have is a Louisville & Nashville R.R. Baggage tag. Looks like it should date in the late 18.s or early 1900.s. Nice find. I recently sold a Tampa & Key west tag for $175.00 good luck.

"May there always be a road"

Les

 

[grogmug]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

I appreciate the quick response. I've been to this site as well as several others that had actual pictures of old railroad luggage tags, but could NOT find any like the one I found today. I'm thinking its from the early 1900's (hopefully earlier). Maybe someone can find a tag similar to it and post it on here! I'd really appreciate it.

 

[grogmug]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Thanks digger...you have any idea on what mine could be worth??

 

[kdismuke1]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Great find like to find railroad things. Good luck

 

[Mackaydon]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

"LOCAL" designated a short-distance passenger run.
Baggage tags were affixed to luggage to identify railroad routing.
Here's one similar in design to yours:
http://images.google.com/imgres?img...%22baggage+tag%22+RR&um=1&hl=en&sa=G&ie=UTF-8

 

[grogmug]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Yeah I read all the info on it, I appreciate you guys "diggin" some of this stuff up. Can anyone put a FOR SURE date on this...possible value maybe?
Thanks again....I'll add more pics of the house later.

 

[grogmug]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

anyone else ever find any old railroad tags...have anymore info on this one?

 

[texan connection]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

I have one similar From the mopac RR, still in buisness, I found it where a Bank was being built in Hearne and the 1st RR terminal once was. Dont rerally know how old I figure B-4 1900 though, as there was no RR east to west at the time. So most folks went through missouri to Galveston-houston then north.
Wonder if mine has any value?

 

[diggerfororo]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Thanks digger...you have any idea on what mine could be worth??

Usually value is determined by the number of this type item that is in existance and the amount of collectors that collect items from this RR. I couldn't find any items that have sold recently on e-bay so yours might be a rare find.
A low end value would be from $75.00 to $100.00 . That is just a guess.
Les

 

[texan connection]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Hers another from a older sight I am only guessing it to be a mail bag tag due to the sight it was found, any guess to its value would be great, I reckon its a one of a kind

 

[grogmug]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

I'm likin that mail bag tag...pretty sweet. I'm hearing the one I found might be pretty rare...I hope its true. I just can't seem to find anything on it ANYWHERE!!!

 

[texan connection]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Not being able to find it could be a good thing , Iv learned a lot from this thread myself

 

[texan connection]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Put my mopac RR tag on Ebay, lets see what happens

 

[stryker-one]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Great find Good photo.

Thank you for sharing.

Stryker

 

[grogmug]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Thank you...glad you like the pic...anymore info about the luggage tag?

 

[ModernDayWarrior]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Nice railroad relic, congrats.

 

[diggerfororo]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

Thanks digger...you have any idea on what mine could be worth??

Usually value is determined by the number of this type item that is in existance and the amount of collectors that collect items from this RR. I couldn't find any items that have sold recently on e-bay so yours might be a rare find.
A low end value would be from $75.00 to $100.00 . That is just a guess.
Les

Here is a pair that sold on e-bayfor $68.00 I don't think they are as old as yours or as scarce.

Les

 

[grogmug]

Re: OLD railroad luggage tag..L & N R.R. LOCAL....

yeah I saw those as well, but they look a LOT newer...I've been researching quite a bit and I STILL can't find anything on it.