✅ SOLVED Railroad Relics?

[cambria09]

Hello All. Check these out, I found them on the site of an old RR station. I think they are mostly lead with brass inserts on top. They are heavy with no markings on them and appear to have been embedded into something.

I am thinking they may be electrical in nature but what are they...

Thanks for the view and LMK if you have any ideas, good luck out there. C9

 

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[nhbenz]

Yes, electrical. They are from an Edison "crows foot" battery.

 

[NOLA_Ken]

They're from old batteries,

 

[nhbenz]

Apparently they were used in the railroad signal lights (I learned something there): Railway Preservation News ? View topic - Old batteries for your consideration

 

[cambria09]

Apparently they were used in the railroad signal lights (I learned something there): Railway Preservation News ? View topic - Old batteries for your consideration

Hello nhbenz. Great ID! So they are railroad related...signal lights...cool! Maybe not he most collectable RR item but they won't go in the recycle bin. Thanks for the ID and reply. HH. C9