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1938 IRT World's Fair LoV New York Subway Car Metal Number Sign 5685 Steinway
1938 IRT World's Fair LoV New York Subway Car Metal Number Sign 5685 Steinway
1938 IRT World's Fair LoV New York Subway Car Metal Number Sign 5685 Steinway

1938 IRT World's Fair LoV New York Subway Car Metal Number Sign 5685 Steinway

$ 39.6

Availability: 75 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Featured Refinements: Subway Sign
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Modified Item: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Year: 1938
  • Condition: Some touch ups. See pictures for condition.
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back

    Description

    This auction is for
    a metal/enamel number sign 5685 from a World's Fair IRT (Interborough Rapid Transit) Steinway LoV class subway car.
    This item came from the LoV cars of the IRT subway, which were built in many waves by a few different builders (American Car & Foundry & Pullman- between 1915 and 1938. The last of them were retired and scrapped in the 1970s. A few still exist as part of museum collections, including the New York City Transit Museum and the Shore Line Trolley Museum in East Haven, CT.
    5685 was built by St. Louis Car Company in 1938.
    The "Steinways" were so named because they had a different lower gear ratio to climb the steep grade of the Steinway Tubes - the present day 7 Train aka The Flushing Line.
    The World's Fair LoV's were built for the 1939/1940 New York World's Fair.
    This sign is 24 1/4 inches wide and 6 3/4 inches tall.
    Some surface chips around the mounting holes that were touched up, rust & dings.  Please see the photos for condition.
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    Item shipped via USPS Priority Mail within the United States. Please check out our other auctions for great subway items, like DVDs and other subway signs. Thanks for looking and good luck!