Wooden Handle

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Ken & Jimmy 
  Thanks for your help. I have read about brake club but never saw one except maybe on eBay.  I believe the one on there was round the entire length and had a brand name stamped into the wood. Only marking on this one is a “backwards” N stamped in the end of the handle. Was this the type club used on the N&W?   
John Baldwin     Lansing NC


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> John
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> Those are called brake clubs. They were used to help tighten manual brake wheels on the cars.
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> They are usually hickory and very hard wood.
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> They can also be used as a defensive weapon, just FYI.
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>> On Jun 24, 2025, at 8:29 PM, NW Mailing List via NW-Mailing-List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org> wrote:
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>> Good evening all
>> I recently ran across a wooden handle of stick supposedly used in railroad work. Was told it was used as a handle for throwing switches. 30 inches long and possibly made of oak. Just wondering if this is railroad related in any way?
>>              Thank you
>>              John Baldwin
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> Probably a brake stick. Used to help tighten hand brakes.Jimmy LisleSent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone
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