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reniegreg

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Railroad jack oak handle
« on: May 13, 2010, 09:27:26 am »
Another interesting find, I acquired a railroad jack handle in a trade.  About 5 1/2 feet long, as big around as a mans arm.  I tried to take a pic of it it, but it just looks like a long piece of wood.  I'll have to try again with something in it for scale. I've seen tons of jacks for sale and sold, but never a handle for them.  Any info would be great to have.  It would make one heluva baseball bat for Andre the Giant!

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Greg
St. John, IN

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Re: Railroad jack oak handle
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2010, 09:51:13 am »

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Re: Railroad jack oak handle
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2010, 10:41:46 am »
Sapphire, I think he just has the wood handle and not the whole jack.  I do not know if there would be any value in a handle without the jack.  Maybe a RR collector can comment.

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Re: Railroad jack oak handle
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2010, 11:32:18 am »
If it has a RR logo stamped on or in it ......it will sell.

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Re: Railroad jack oak handle
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2010, 07:04:28 pm »
Sapphire, I think he just has the wood handle and not the whole jack.  I do not know if there would be any value in a handle without the jack.  Maybe a RR collector can comment.

My Bad.  ;)Guess I should have asked if that was the type of handle he meant.  Found several jacks without handles so jumped on the first 'equipped' one.  It does have a definite baseball bat shape....have to be some mighty slugger to swing it though. ;)

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Re: Railroad jack oak handle
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2010, 06:28:52 am »
Yup, similiar to that one, just shaped different.  I do have a jack as well, too.