[PRCo] Re: Interesting item on eBay Canada web site item#1022929358: DUQUESNE, PA. STEEL MILL, TROLLEY, RARE!!!

[John F Bromley]

I DID WHAT YOU SAID

----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred W. Schneider III" <fschnei at supernet.com>
To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 6:52 PM
Subject: [PRCo] Re: Interesting item on eBay Canada web site
item#1022929358: DUQUESNE, PA. STEEL MILL, TROLLEY, RARE!!!


>
> This is one you might want to "glum onto."  I've never seen it before.
> I'm not sure when Pittsburgh Railways extended over the West Penn tracks
> to McKeesport.  Up until sometime in the 1920s PRC route 68 cars and
> West Penn McKeesport-Duquesne cars ran over these tracks.  West Penn
> owned and maintained the steel until 1951 and rented it to PRC (it was
> owned by PRC from 1951 to abandonment in 1960). The scan isn't sharp
> enough for me to tell whose car it is.
>
> If you don't want to buy, then you might wish to draw Ed attention to
> this one ... and change the
> subject line "from interesting item on eBay (which he won't read) to
> "Fred told me to send this."
>
> johnfbromley at home.com wrote:
> >
> > Claims to be rare - certainly I've never seen it.
> >
> > Title of item:  DUQUESNE, PA.  STEEL MILL, TROLLEY, RARE!!!
> > Seller: greg5166 at aol.com
> > Starts: 23-Oct-01 21:26:31 EDT
> > Ends:   30-Oct-01 20:26:31 EST
> > Price:  Currently US $14.99
> > To bid on the item, go to:
http://cgi.ca.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1022929358
> >
> > Item Description:
> >
> >
> > Click picture to see actual image size.
> >
> > DUQUESNE, PA.  STEEL MILL, TROLLEY, RARE!!!
> >
> > This is the Duquesne Steel Works, Duquesne, Pa.  There is writing on the
back of the card and a postmark of 1937.  This card can be yours if you are
the high bidder.  High bidder to prepay with a money order, paypal or check
plus $1.50 for shipping.  Payment due within 7 days of the close of the
auction.  Thanks for bidding and good luck.
> > NO RESERVE
> >
> > Buyer to pay $1.50 for shipping.  Insurance of  $1.10 should also be
included if desired.
> > Click here to view my other auctions.
> >
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