<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">This topic reminded me of a one-liner in “Pale Rider” by Clint Eastwood: “Nothing like a good piece of hickory . . .”<div>LOL</div><div><br></div><div>Thank Ya’n Out,</div><div>Chris Dalton </div><div>Bluefield, WV</div><div><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jun 24, 2025, at 9:35 PM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"><div dir="auto">Probably a brake stick. Used to help tighten hand brakes.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Jimmy Lisle</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:14px;color:#909090" dir="auto">Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div align="left" dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> </div><div>Date: 6/24/25 9:17 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org </div><div>Cc: NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list@nwhs.org> </div><div>Subject: Wooden handle </div><div><br></div></div>Good evening all<br> I recently ran across a wooden handle of stick supposedly used in railroad work. Was told it was used as a handle for throwing switches. 30 inches long and possibly made of oak. Just wondering if this is railroad related in any way? <br> Thank you <br> John Baldwin <br> Lansing NC<br>________________________________________<br>NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org<br>To change your subscription go to<br>https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list<br>Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at<br>https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/<br><span>________________________________________</span><br><span>NW-Mailing-List@nwhs.org</span><br><span>To change your subscription go to</span><br><span>https://pairlist6.pair.net/mailman/options/nw-mailing-list</span><br><span>Browse the NW-Mailing-List archives at</span><br><span>https://pairlist6.pair.net/pipermail/nw-mailing-list/</span><br></div></blockquote></div></body></html>