VINTAGE WOOD RAILROAD CONDUCTORS STEP

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23741B*********YOU ARE BIDDING FOR ONE OLD RAILROAD CONDUCTORS STEP.MADE OF HEAVY OLD HEARTPINE WOOD, IT WAS MADE FOR USE AS IT IS SCREWED TOGETHER, AND STEEL REINFORCED UNDERNEATH, AND HAS OLD RUBBER FOOT PADS AT THE CORNERS.THE TOP WAS ONCE COVERED WITH FABRIC OR CARPET, BUT ONLY A FEW TACKS REMAIN. THE TOP BOARD CORNERS ARE REINFORCED WITH LARGE TRIANGULAR WOOD SPLINES TO PREVENT SPLITTING. LOOKS LIKE 5 COATS OF PAINT, BLUE,WHITE,BLACK,RED AND YELLOW (WABASH COLORS). SOME OF THE PAINT HAS BEEN SCRAPED AWAY ON ONE SIDE TO REVEAL THE LAYERS. I BELIEVE THIS DATES TO THE EARLY 1900'S, AND CAME FROM NORTH MISSOURI ON THE WABASH SYSTEM.PERHAPS FROM ONE OF THE MANY SMALL LINES THAT WERE CONSOLIDATED INTO THE WABASH SYSTEM IN THE LAST 100 YEARS. PART OF AN OLD RAILROAD CONDUCTERS ESTATE, SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS ARE LISTED IN OUR OTHER LISTINGS. SOLID AS A ROCK AND IN THE SHAPE SEEN IN THE PHOTOS AND COULD EVEN BE USED. APPROX SIZE IS 10" HIGH BY 16 1/2" LONG BY 12" DEEP. SHIPPING IS $15 (TO ANY US STREET ADDRESS), POST OFFICE BOXES & INTERNATIONAL @ ACTUAL MAIL RATES.CONTACT SELLER AT >>>p