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Pennsylvania Railroad Tugboat "Altoona" Brass Ships Bell "PRR No. 10 1906" | Railroadiana396 of 658 |  |  |
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This is a brass bell from the PRR tugboat Altoona. The Pennsy numbered their tugs and the Altoona was #10. The Altoona was built in 1906 by Sparrows Point Shipyard in Baltimore. She was a 197 ton coal fired tug that was 92' long. The Altoona spent most of her time in the NY harbor.
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