RARE, VINTAGE A.T.&S.Fe Ry.Co. COASTLINES IRVINE. CAL. BRASS TICKET DATER DIE For Sale

VINTAGE BRASS RAILROAD DATER DIE FROM THE IRVINE CALIF. STATION, WHICH I BELIEVE FROM THE RESEARCH I DID, IT CAN BE NO OLDER THAN 1902 WHEN THE WORD “COASTLINES” STARTED BEING USED BY SANTA FE, AND 1947 WHEN THE ORIGINAL IRVINE STATION QUIT DOING PASSENGER SERVICE, OR POSSIBLY IN 1965 WHEN THE IRVINE STATION NAME WAS CHANGED TO VALENCIA STATION. IT HAS THE OLD PATINA AND WEAR, SO EVERYTHING LEANS TOWARDS IT BEING AN AUTHENTIC PIECE OF THE CALIFORNIA COASTLINES SANTA FE RAILROAD HISTORY. I LOOKED INTO WHY THIS DATER DIE HAS SOLDER ON IT, AND IT COULD BE FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS, WHEN IT WAS DECOMMISSIONED, OR WHEN IT WAS ADAPTED FOR ANOTHER USE, OR EVEN POSSIBLY WHEN IT WAS MANUFACTURED ORIGINALLY? IT LOOKS LIKE THEY SOLDERED (2) BRASS BLOCKS TOGETHER, (1) WITH THE SANTA FE SCRIPT ON IT, AND THE OTHER BLOCK THAT WAS MADE TO FIT A PARTICULAR DATE STAMP MACHINE, OR POSSIBLY SOME OTHER KIND OF STAMPING MACHINE USED AFTER DECOMMISSIONING? THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE OUTSIDE OF THIS DATER DIE ARE 1-11/16” WIDE, BY 1-3/4” TALL. IF YOU HAVE ANY EDUCATED INPUT ON THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF RAILROAD HISTORY, I WOULD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU LETTING ME KNOW HERE, WHETHER IT’S GOOD, BAD, OR INDIFFERENT, Lol. I AM SELLING THIS DATER DIE AS IS IN ITS WEATHERED CONDITION, AND I AM OFFERING NO RETURNS SO PLEASE CHECK OUT THE PHOTOS CAREFULLY, AND ASK ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE BEFORE PURCHASING. THANKS FOR LOOKING