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    Posted 9 years ago

    tcroc56
    (21 items)

    can anyone tell me anything about this. its a brass i think
    sign that is about 10lbs. 10" by 10" i know nothing about it other then that. can anyone help?

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    1. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      Kind of unusual because the word Pacific is read counter clockwise and electric is read clockwise.
    2. tcroc56 tcroc56, 9 years ago
      I can't find anything about it anywhere. A
    3. pw-collector pw-collector, 9 years ago
      It could be connected to the former Pacific Electric Railway Co. of Southern California.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Electric
    4. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      The backward then forward words caught my eye. Nice piece.
    5. blunderbuss2 blunderbuss2, 9 years ago
      Same as Phil. Be interesting to know.
    6. Elisabethan Elisabethan, 9 years ago
      It's in the shape of a celtic knot.
    7. tcroc56 tcroc56, 9 years ago
      Wow thanks pw-collector that would be pretty cool if it was connected to the Pacific electric railway! I can't fair anything on the railway with the logo like that though but I have somewhere to start looking. Thank you.
    8. OlofZ OlofZ, 9 years ago
      Nice! Could also be Pacific Electric Picture Co, PEPCO. There is also Pacific Electric Music to look into.
    9. tcroc56 tcroc56, 9 years ago
      Couldn't be either of those because I obtained the sign before either of the companies were formed but thank you for helping
    10. terrtlc1234 terrtlc1234, 9 years ago
      PG&E pacific gas and electric. .and yes PG&E is was part of the railroad way back when they made railroad going up mountains
    11. terrtlc1234 terrtlc1234, 9 years ago
      Oh by the way PG&E was around in the 1920s it was 1932 when they found natural gas in the Sanjoaquin valley K.C. pump station
    12. alg59, 9 years ago
      I have one that is slightly smaller. 10x 8.5 I was told it was used by the Pacific Electric Railway System on the trolley cars in the 1930's. It is solid brass. I have seen them with Pacific Electric Mfg Co where the silver buttons are. They are rare. They were displayed inside the trolleys and interurbans that ran through the Los Angeles area. Really nice pieces.
    13. alg59, 9 years ago
      Disregard my previous comment. Although these are very rare, I don't believe it has anything to do with Pacific Electric Railways. I have been doing more research on it and the one with the Mfg Co added to it was my clue. The Pacific Electric Mfg Co was a company in the 1920's that sold transformers, breakers, switches, ect. for furnaces and other appliances. I am leaning more towards that. Sorry.
    14. tcroc56 tcroc56, 9 years ago
      Thanks alg59 considering my father is a high voltage electrition who worked on removing pcbs from transformers and I got the sign from him I'm guessing youre right on your second comment. Thanks.

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