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Clang, Clang, Clang Went The Trolley!

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 Posted 01/09/2024  08:56 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list

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Time for a big image dump!
Looking good!

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There are a large number of trolleys that I have yet to scan, but I think 2024 will be the year that happens!


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Not all at once, tho.
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 Posted 01/09/2024  5:34 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GregAlex to your friends list
An interesting observation on a few of these -- back when trolleys were converting from horse-drawn to electrified, power companies quickly realized that streetcars were becoming some of their biggest municipal customers. So in some cities, the power companies just decided to create their own streetcar service. I've posted a couple of these before, but here are three examples.

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 Posted 01/10/2024  3:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GregAlex to your friends list
More trolleys!

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 Posted 01/19/2024  8:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GregAlex to your friends list
The streetcars keep on coming!

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 Posted 01/28/2024  4:20 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GregAlex to your friends list
A new one rolled into my mailbox yesterday.

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 Posted 01/29/2024  09:40 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list

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A new one rolled into my mailbox yesterday.
Excellent!
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 Posted 05/02/2025  6:23 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GregAlex to your friends list
Years ago, I picked up a proof of a trolley vignette but it wasn't until recently that I finally found a usage on a stock. This is part of a big haul of railroad stocks I purchased and will post on a separate thread.

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 Posted 05/05/2025  4:09 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GregAlex to your friends list
This trolley actually ran along a line not far from where I grew up. The vignette is nice but it has another feature that you rarely see on a stock certificate -- an engraved back. Typically, the transfer text was seen as purely functional and nearly always offset printed. In this case, the company paid extra for an embellished version.

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 Posted 05/05/2025  4:29 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jbuck to your friends list

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This trolley actually ran along a line not far from where I grew up...
Very nice!
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 Posted 04/21/2026  3:32 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GregAlex to your friends list
And a new streetcar...

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