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I'm no railroad expert, so I didn't try lighting this lamp, I have no idea ,how old it is. this was an estate find. My flash on my camera made everything much brighter than it really is, it is more of a black color than silver.
On Oct-29-09 at 18:35:13 PDT, seller added the following information: