Expert: Martin G Roberts - 4/1/2005

Question
we bought a house full of "stuff" i found a brass chamber pot from a passenger train.there is a brass engraved plate on it that says "notice to passengers do not empty this toilet out of train window. central pacific rr. i know its hard to say without seeing it but does this sound like it might be old and worth anything? your profile was the only one that mentioned metal so i hope you can help me thank you very much for your time.  diane jenkins

Answer
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I'm kind of the right guy, but the object itself is worth much less than its historical railway associations - there is a strong collectors market for railwayana. Unfortunately, I do not know any railwayana experts, but take a look on the web for them - they are out there!