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New Englander here - that would be Norwich (CT) and Worcester (MA) - no “h" like is found in in Dorchester (MA, part of Boston), where my Dad grew up.

Brian Gilleran
Herndon, VA




> On Apr 29, 2024, at 8:40 AM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> All
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> No way this was a Shenandoah Valley or Scioto Valley piece.  Plus it would have been a bellbottom, not a wire bottom.The dates are too late for that era.  I would say Sumpter Valley (out in  California) or something like that.  Where is the seller located?  That would be another key.
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> Several years ago, a lantern turned up as an N&W bellbottom.  But the patent dates and style were way too early for Norfolk & Western (1881).  The seller was from New England, so I'd say it was off the Norwich & Worchester.  To this day, the buyer swears and be damned that it is off our society's favorite road.
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> Tim Hensley
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> On Monday, April 29, 2024 at 06:28:44 AM EDT, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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> Good evening all:
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> Please see this listing on eBay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/404944953136?itmmeta=01HWKNVT7E2GYRN1DD5PHD68HF&hash=item5e48999f30:g:nO4AAOSwvEhmJA0r <https://www.ebay.com/itm/404944953136?itmmeta=01HWKNVT7E2GYRN1DD5PHD68HF&hash=item5e48999f30:g:nO4AAOSwvEhmJA0r>  If the link does not function, please search for this item number: 404944953136 .
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> The seller states that the lantern is Shenandoah Valley Railroad.  However, there are patent dates embossed on the rim which suggest that is was produced by Adams & Westlake after the 1910s, well after the Shenandoah Valley Railroad corporate identify disappeared.  Thoughts or opinions from lantern specialists?
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> Best wishes,
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> Frank Scheer
> f_scheer at yahoo.com <mailto:f_scheer at yahoo.com>
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