Our passion for all things transportation also includes nautical.
Beyond the rails and the road, Rail & Road Auctions extends its reach to the open water — helping preserve the artifacts and stories of seafaring history.
From grand ocean liners to private pleasure craft, Rail & Road connects nautical collections with a new generation of caretakers. We welcome inquiries about all types of maritime and nautical memorabilia, including:
- Steamship china and dining menus
- Nautical advertising and promotional material
- Nautical toys and ship models
- Lanterns and lighting
- Ephemera such as playing cards, advertising smalls, postcards, photographs, and other maritime paper
Examples of Nautical Ephemera that Rail & Road has sold for our consignors.
Since our founding, Rail & Road Auctions has handled transportation collections across every category with professionalism and care. Our team travels throughout the United States to professionally pack and relocate consignments to our 7,000-square-foot Lafayette, Indiana warehouse, where each item is cataloged and photographed. Every auction reaches a national and international audience through multiple live and online bidding platforms, ensuring your collection receives the attention it deserves.
Below the consignment form on this page, you’ll find examples of nautical ephemera and maritime artifacts we’ve sold for our consignors — from steamship serviceware to vintage ship lanterns and ocean liner memorabilia.
If you’re looking for the right partner to represent your nautical memorabilia collection, we invite you to contact us. You’ll find us easy to talk to and dedicated to preserving the stories of transportation — by land, air, and sea.
To learn more about Rail & Road’s commitment to our consignors and the services we provide, we invite you to visit our Consignor Commitment page.
To say my experience with Rail & Road Auctions was expectational is an understatement. The level of genuine interest and concern for the sale of my items far and away exceeded my expectations. Derek took great pride in finding my pieces a good home while also maximizing their sale price. Derek operators with honestly and integrity and I look forward to future business with Derek and his team at Rail & Road Auctions.
Derek – nice work. Very happy with the results.
Highlighted & World Record Setting Railroadiana at Rail & Road Auctions
Large Chicago and Northwestern Railroad “Ride the 400 Fleet”
Sold For: $1845
Howard Fogg, New York, New Haven, & Hartford Railroad #773, Original water color painting, 28″ x 23″
Sold For a Record Price of: $23,800
Western Railroad Supply Co. Harp Style Wig Wag Railroad
Sold For a Record Price of: $9,520
American Locomotive Company / Alco New York Central Dreyfuss Hudson Framed Builders Photograph
Sold For: $2,380
Destination roll from the Rock Island Railroad train No. 5 “The Rock Island Rocket”
Sold For: $2,380
Beautiful Chicago and Northwestern Full Color Broadsheet – Enchanted Summer Land
Sold For: $1,845
General Railway Signal CB&Q Type K CTC Machine / Model Board – Brickyard to Lincoln, Nebraska
Sold For a Record Price: $16,660
Canadian National 4-8-4 Northern McAvity Five Chime Steam locomotive Whistle
Sold For: $4,640
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