Todays School Finds

[stoney56]

Today's School Finds

Here's a couple of pics from old local school. The cast iron train was in 3 pieces and still looking for the other half of the coal car. 5q, 4d, 2n, 17p, a junk ring, and misc.

 

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[jeff of pa]

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WOW, cool train.

? ? I like the boat by the pencil too? ;

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[rasrandy]

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Nice train!It has a lot of character!H/H

 

[rvbvetter]

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Nice haul!! Like the train. 1st time there? Looks to be worth another visit. WTG!! HH

 

[omnicognic]

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cool finds stoney! looks like a great spot! that train is now art! 8)

 

[jeff of pa]

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I was thinking the same Omni.

If I fouud it, I'd hang it on a wall

 

[Leon]

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Yep, I would stick it right next to my old rusted up fishing rod...
Any idea yet on the maker?, or the age?

 

[stoney56]

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Not yet Leon. Taking my time cleaning it. Only thing I found on train was the #42 on the coal car. The engine was in 2 halves and only found the one side of the coal car. Went back and tried to find the rest-but no luck. They were all in a 3' area about 2-4" down. Jeff, the boat and shovel were detected in a sandbox area. Shovel 1st, then boat, then alum. can underneath, just so you don't think I have plastic mode. .

 

[jeff of pa]

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LOL, I thought the Shovel was your Digging Tool

 

[stoney56]

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How do you think I got the boat and can? LOL

 

[omnicognic]

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DON"T CLEAN THAT TRAIN! just hit it with a rust fixative and mount it! 8)

 

[stoney56]

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Omni, just water and brass bristle brush to get the dirt off. The brush looks like toothbrush and I used it gently. What rust fixative do you recomend?

 

[omnicognic]

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I wish I could remember the name of the stuff we used when I worked on the ships, was blue, the consistancy of mayonaise and turned rust into this hard black nearly indestructable substance! Anyone heard of it?

 

[stoney56]

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You're not thinking of naval gel are you?

 

[bigrig40]

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great lookin train! very cool find. 8)

peace,bigrig

 

[dave-enc]

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Hey Stoney that is a cool old train
hh
dave+bobbie

 

[Colorado2]

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Man Stoney...That Train is Classic! Hope you get lots more great stuff before they start tearing the place up~CO2

 

[stoney56]

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Thanks guys. DigginD, I figure at least the late 40's. Probably earlier.
CO2, I have gone back but in actual reality am waiting for the demolition as well since the area it came from is also right next to an asphalt basketball court on the backside of the school.

 

[JARMAN]

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love that cool train find.I use navel jel for rust, It works some what.Train will make a nice display.HH

 

[lonewolfe]

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Great stuff!

Must be an old area, keep it up!