Artifact Wish List 
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Ticket/Stationmaster’s Office, c. 1890-1918
2 wood turn-of-the-century swivel office chairs
1 or 2 vintage metal/wood clerk’s stools, preferably one with a back
C&O RY tickets and train orders, specific to Lee Hall, Newport News, Oriana, Morrison or Oyster Point
Bunnell telegraph key with sounder • Resonator box on stand with mounting bracket arm
Morse Code book • Battery jars • Candlestick telephone • Jack boxes • Telegraph headset
Wall hung, key-wound, weight-driven Seth Thomas #2 regulator clock
C&O or Virginia wall calendar (dated 1890-1918)
Train order holders • Train order hoop
Wood filing cabinet, 4 drawer
Wire trash basket • Hand operated calculator
Vintage C&O ledger books
Mechanical pencil sharpener • Fountain pens
Ink well on stand with pen • Mechanical pencils with advertising
Wood Craftsman style freestanding coat rack
Maps, schedules, timetables of C&O lines
Wood pamphlet rack with pockets for holding schedules
Flyswatter with mesh head and wood handle
Pocket watch with chain and C&O fob • Whistle on a chain
Vintage fire extinguishers
Small cast iron safe on wheels
Railway Express Agency strong box/chest
Wood cash till
Porcelain Ticket Office sign
#2 or #3 size pot belly stoves with legs, marked C&O
Wood stove mat • Box of vintage wood matches
2 or 3 thick vintage porcelain coffee cups
Vintage ashtray • Brass or cast iron C&O spittoons
Vintage electric metal oscillating fan
Oil lamp with globe and shade
C&O RY lanterns • Glass telephone pole insulators
Passenger Waiting Room
Wall hung crank telephone
Trunks and vintage leather suitcases (WW II or earlier)
Period clothing - duster, scarf, straw hat, gloves, muff, derby
Parasols, canes, walking sticks, wicker picnic basket
Shoeshine stand or shoeshine box with rags, polish and brushes
1900-1950s water fountain and signs
1900-1950s restroom signs
Vintage coin operated weight scale
Vintage advertising posters, those with C&O destinations
C&O Railway destination board
Waiting room “park style” benches
Artifacts from Lee Hall Village community enterprises, residents and station personnel
Tomato or pickle packing plant cans and labels • Crate for baby chicks • Wood egg crates
Dozier Guernsey Lee Hall Dairy bottles • Milk crates and cans • Oyster/fish shipping barrels
Vintage Curtis Ford dealership items • Simon Reed Curtis items
Images and items from early Lee Hall businesses and families
Personal effects from former Lee Hall Depot station personnel (uniforms, photos, papers, etc.)
Camp/Fort Eustis - The World Wars
Photos of prisoners of war, military personnel, civilian passengers at Camp/Fort Eustis
World War posters, Army uniform, duffle bag
Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation POW patch
Other
Photos, postcards and artifacts related to Oriana, Oyster Point, Morrison and Newport News stations
Mail hook crane with ladder/platform and bag • Semaphore sign and flags • Train signal lights
Porcelain enamel Western Union telegraph office flange sign
Railway Express Agency enamel signs • Other RR/C&O signs
C&O conductor’s step stool • C&O barrels and fire buckets
Railroad freight/mail wagons
C&O Hocking Valley or Chessie System caboose
Cold, hard cash • Good checks • Gold bricks • Winning lottery tickets