Posts by Madison Kirkman

The “Torch Lake,” a Mason Bogie engine with a fairly interesting history. Residing in Henry Ford’s Museum for many decades, and now kept fully operable, the Museum wanted to take their headlamp back to full oil operation, with a proper center draft burner and reflector re-Nickel Plated, along with a general cleanup and restoration of…

A Very Rare Wall Lamp turned up, a Sherburne #3 Wall Lamp made exclusively as a Railroad Wall Lamp. The history of this lamp is unknown, only found in an estate sale about 10 years ago, and in private collections since. The Lamp has the original Ormolu (24K Gold Gilt) Finish on the castings and…

After finding a rare brass Railway Express Agency Stencil in St. Joseph, Missouri, I decided I wanted to offer a copy of the stencil for people to restore their wagons etcetera was marked with this stencil. The artwork, and most every imperfection was captured perfectly in 3-D, imported, and hand drawing into a 2-D laser…

After seeing 1880’s railroad lighting, a customer commissioned a custom railroad chandelier to match their kitchen’s color palette. This unique blend of aesthetics makes the chandelier the crown jewel of the kitchen, inviting admiration and adding a touch of historic charm.

Built for the D&RG #168 Steam Locomotive restored at Cumbres & Toltec. I built two of these lamps for their water sight glasses. The Lamp is solid brass with a copper crown and was electrified for easier use in the locomotive. Contact us if you are interested in Custom Functional Replicas or similar. It is…

From a Single Photo of the interior of the Denver & Rio Grande Pullman Car #470 and from this single catalog page, I was able to replicate 2 matching chandeliers about as accurately as I could without having an original in hand. Thankfully these lamps share some common parts with others, but some parts of…

The Jewelry of the Steam Locomotive. Jewelry is relatively small and detailed, and meant to Awe the Viewer. I think this fits that category. Nickel Plated Solid Brass, Solid Color Red Glass, and completely hand built in the United States, this authentically styled fully operatable oil lamp is designed for use lighting the Brake Gauges…

This is one of the rarest and most desirable Conductor’s Lanterns that exist, the Blake Patent Wristlet Lantern, patented 1852, and made to rest on your forearm while taking tickets to allow the use of both hands. Very few survive, both because it was a little quirky and because in a fixed globe lantern, if…

This Handlan #125 River Channel Lamp marked “U.S.L.H.S.” (United States Light House Service) was missing its fount, had very rough paint, was electrified at one point with a junction box welded into the exhaust chimney in the top of the lamp. The customer, who has had this lamp in the family for decades, requested a…