Archives International Auctions - Auction 110 January 20, 2026

Archives International Auctions - Sale 110 135 January 20, 2026 Archives International Auctions www.archivesinternational.com Pennsylvania 638 638 PA. Knudsen Motor Corporation, Designer of the First 1000 HP Diesel Engine for Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1925 I/U Stock Certificate Assortment. Pennsylvania. 1925, Lot of 6 I/U stock certificates, Includes 3 common (orange); and, 3 preferred (green) stock certificates, all with ornate borders but only titles and text, no vignettes. All are in Choice Fine to VF condition, Knudsen Motor Corporation, Delaware, capital stock $1,000,000; full paid and non- assessable; preferred stock $300,000, common stock $700,000. Incorporated under the laws of Delaware. All of the certificates are issued tomembers of theMcLeod family. The Corporation was engaged in the development of a high-power diesel locomotive engine, with a 12-cylinder two-cycle water-cooled unit rated at approximately 1,000 horse­ power, built for the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. According to contemporary press the consulting engineer in charge was Carl H. Knudsen. The prototype unit was documented in June 1925 as Baldwin’s first 1,000-horsepower diesel box-cab locomotive powered by a Knudsen Motor Corporation engine and Westinghouse electrical gear. Later returned to the Baldwin plant as a switcher; did not enter mass production. (6) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 639 639 PA. Knudsen Motor Corporation, Designer of the First 1000 HP Diesel Engine for Baldwin Locomotive Works, 1925 I/U Stock Certificate Assortment. Pennsylvania. 1925, Lot of 6 I/U stock certificates, Includes 3 common (orange); and, 3 preferred (green) stock certificates, all with ornate borders but only titles and text, no vignettes. All are in Choice Fine to VF condition, Knudsen Motor Corporation, Delaware, capital stock $1,000,000; full paid and non- assessable; preferred stock $300,000, common stock $700,000. Incorporated under the laws of Delaware. All of the certificates are issued tomembers of theMcLeod family. The Corporation was engaged in the development of a high-power diesel locomotive engine, with a 12-cylinder two-cycle water-cooled unit rated at approximately 1,000 horse­ power, built for the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1925. According to contemporary press the consulting engineer in charge was Carl H. Knudsen. The prototype unit was documented in June 1925 as Baldwin’s first 1,000-horsepower diesel box-cab locomotive powered by a Knudsen Motor Corporation engine and Westinghouse electrical gear. Later returned to the Baldwin plant as a switcher; did not enter mass production. (6) ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $100-200 640 640 Pennsylvania Railroad I/C Stock Certificate Trio, ca.1872-1923 Pennsylvania, 1872-1923. Lot of 3 Railroad I/C Stock Certificates, Includes: 1872, Dunkirk, Warren & Pittsburgh Railway Co., 1 Share Capital Stock; 1872, East Pennsylvania Rail Road Co., 2 Shares Capital Stock; and, 19923, Harrisburg City Passenger Railway Co., 6 Shares Capital Stock. Fine to VF condition. (3). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $75-120 Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York & Other States 641 641 PA.WV. RailroadandTractionStock andBondCollection, ca.1860s to 1950s. Pennsylvania, West Virginia, New York & Other States, ca.1860s-1950s. Lot of 55+ Issued, Unissued, and Cancelled stocks and bonds, representing railroads, electric traction, and passenger lines across the United States, Includes: Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad Co.; New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad Co.; New York & New England Railroad Co.; New York & Northern Railway Co.; New York, Ontario & Western Railway; Lehigh Valley Railroad Co; Philadelphia City Passenger Railroad Co.; Frankford & Southwark Passenger Railroad Co.; Monongahela Valley Traction Co.; Monongahela West Penn Public Service Co.; Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad Co.; Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad Co.; Louisville Railway Co.; and others. Certificates feature detailed locomotive and streetcar vignettes, allegorical figures, and ornate borders in multiple colors. Condition ranges from Fine to Uncirculated, with many attractive examples. A broad and visually appealing collection reflecting the growth of both long-haul railroads and local streetcar systems in the 19th and 20th centuries. (55+). Sold “AS IS” no returns accepted. ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� Est. $130-200