Can anyone tell me about this Pullman Co. Paperweight??

Question

There is a glass paperweight that has sort of been passed down in my family and now I have it. It is probably about 3 inches across and maybe an inch thick, and it's roundish but it has faceted edges. If i had to call it a shape I would say it's an octagon because it has 8 sides, but it's not a perfect octagon shape. The glass has a purplish hue but it is still very transparent. On the bottom it says Pullman Co. It is stamped onto the bottom so that if you feel the bottom of it the letters are raised up, and you read it through the paper weight, so if you turned it upside down the words are backwards. Sorry I'm not very good with descriptions. Anyways, I have been looking everywhere online to see if I can find out anything, but I haven't had any luck. Anyone know anything, despite my bad description skills?? Thanks!

Answer 1

The Pullman Company had many different accessories manufactured to outfit their cars with. And always had the "Pullman" name on the items. I have some Pullman lanterns, spitoons, and card decks. E-bay usually has a Pullman item of some sort at any given time. Many Pullman items were produced and sent as gifts to various railroad board members too, as a good will gesture and as advertisement combined. Like an insurance agent that sends boxes of candy to his clients at Christmas. "Railroad Antique" catagories would be a good place to look at E-bay for an idea of the value of your paperweight. I'd say it might be worth about $20.

Answer 2

You might find something by searching "railroadiana" on the net.  People collect this kind of stuff.  

http://www.railroadiana.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railroadian...

Answer 3

Give ya $25.00 for it?