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Like almost all American railroads, the "Alton" went through a series of mergers, downsizings and financial crises after 1945; Its most important segment survives today as home to Amtrak's Chicago -Springfield - St. Louis corridor, and is slowly being upgraded for 110 MPH speeds. During the late 50's - early 60's, another segment (Bloomington, IL - Kansas City) became a mecca for railroad buffs due to some rare and antiquated equipment -- one of the last self-propelled gas-electric coaches or "doodlebugs". Those portions of the physical plant which survive are now part of the Union Pacific system
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I have a cracked hand mirror from sometime in the 1800's which belonged to my father's mother. The silver on it is very tarnished, but it has a very elaborate design of roses on it.
I also have a small bud vase (about 10" high) but I really have no clue how old it is as I've never seen another similar to it. The base of it has a rounded square shape and this area is trimmed with 99.9 silver. The glass from the bud vase is a very thick cobalt blue glass that has an iridescent sheen. I think it was probably cast in the early 1800's in the Zanesville area of Ohio. I've often tried to find anything similar but haven't been successful.
In grade school 40 some years ago we had an arts and crafts type class and I made a cheesey pottery kind of item and for some reason I still have it today and use it for spare change holder. Real value to anyone is zero but it is worth something to me.
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