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Wells Fargo Stagecoach Route Map Brass Door Plaque
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(10/11/2008 4:31:01 PM) |
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USD 25.5 |
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Two 10" x 3 3/4" stamped brass door plates which would have been fastened on the doors of Wells Fargo stagecoaches, showing the stage route from Coulterville to Nevada City, California. A small 2" x 1 1/2" stamped copper "Notice" plate is soldered the bottom listing the fee for extra luggage and several rules for passengers. Moderate to dark tarnish on both, but otherwise completely undamaged. These were bought as genuine antique relics, but unfortunately the below information as found at Railroadiana Online (http://www.railroadiana.org/fakes/pgFakes_WF.php) proves otherwise, so they're being openly listed as what they actually are:
"Wells Fargo items have been reproduced and counterfeited to such an extent that the issue is even discussed on the Wells Fargo Bank website. Update: In early 2008 in response to a thread on our QA board, an archivist from the Wells Fargo Company sent the following with regard to the brass "map" plaques... 'They are Fakes. They first appeared in the early 1970s in the Deane Adams catalogue, an English firm that sold Western (including Wells Fargo) fantasy items as authentic nineteenth century antiques -- belt buckles, mirrors, etc. As to the routes, stagecoaches tended to run east and west, taking gold bullion out and money back. The map on this plaque shows the route of Highway 49 -- a historic route for automobiles that was developed in the 1920s.'" "A guide book called 'Company Property' by James Bartz has been published on items used by Wells Fargo and Company. Over 500 authentic items are pictured with a description and value."
Knowing that, they still remain an attractive decorative or theme room item, or a nice addition to a "fakes" collection!
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