I found this metal item along an abandoned railroad in NYC. I am thinking it is a signal light of some sort. Anyone know of where I should look around for information on it?
I can see something somewhat in this form with the hole in the original pic being the area of the lense in this pic.....Maybe ???? All crumpled up....???
I think Jim's signal lamp picture is pretty close to what the original looked like... although it's pretty far gone now. I really doubt it has any collector value in that kind of condition.
Thanks for the comments, that really helped. After posting this I found an old photo from exact area that I found the "hunk of metal", and I would agree that it may have been a part of the signal. Aside from the photo of the area, I also found a small hard to read label on the item that said "NYC RR", which stood for New York Central Rail Road I believe. My intention of gathering info on this item was certainly not on monetary returns, but instead in setting up a display case at a local visitor center to educate the public about the areas diverse history. Thanks again!