Material Classification / Recommended by the Railway Storekeepers' Association

by United States. Railroad administration. Division of finance

Item.	Description.	Unit.
Anchors, boat	Catalogue reference	Each.
Boats:
Life	do.	Do.
Ferry	do.	Do.
Boats, and parts	do.	Do.
Capstans	do.	Do.
Capstan bars	do.	Do.
Charts	do.	Do.
Cloth, sail	do.	Yard.
Fenders, boat	do.	Each.
Grating for hatches	do.	Do.
Preservers, life	do.	Do.
Sailcloth	do.	Yard.

CLASS 36.
LOCOMOTIVE, TRAIN AND STATION SUPPLIES, INCLUDING TINWARE, ALL KINDS, LANTERNS, TRAIN, SWITCH, AND OTHER SIGNAL LAMPS AND PARTS; LOCOMOTIVE AND CABOOSE TOOL EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS JACKS, SHOVELS, WRECKING FROGS, TRAIN CHAINS, ETC., BAGGAGE AND WAREHOUSE TRUCKS; CABOOSE AND STATION STOVES AND PARTS; TICKET CASES, TOOL HANDLES, AND ALL KINDS OF WOODENWARE.

Item.	Description.	Unit.
Adze handles		Dozen.
Agate cups		Do.
Arms, settee	Catalogue reference	Each.
Awnings for stations and buildings	Size	Do.
Axes	Kind and size	Dozen.
Badges	Kind	Each.
Bags:
Paper	Size	Thousand.
Waste paper		Each.
Barrows, wheel	Kind	Do.
Bars:
Engine tool	do.	Do.
Gooseneck claw	Size	Do.
Bar, jack, for caboose	do.	Do.
Basins, tin, wash	do.	Do.
Baskets:
Clothes	Kind and size	Do.
Coal	do.	Do.
Beaters, carpet	Kind	Each.
Bedding, caboose		Do.
Blacking, stove	Kind	Package.
Blankets, caboose	Size	Each.
Boards:
Bread	do.	Do.
Cleat	do.	Do.
Coach	do.	Do.
Headlight	do.	Do.
Lamp	do.	Do.
Meat	do.	Do.
Stove	do.	Do.
Bowls:
Closet	Catalogue reference	Do.
Wash	do.	Do.
Boxes:
Boiler-maker tool	Size	Do.
Conductor’s check		Do.
Conductor’s clothes		Do.
Engine seat		Do.
Engine tool		Do.
Fusee		Do.
Torpedo and fusee		Do.
Train		Do.
Brackets:
Blizzard lamp	Catalogue reference	Do.
Lamp (station)	do.	Do.
Brooms:
Carpet		Dozen.
Warehouse		Do.
Whisk		Do.
Wire		Do.
Buckets:
Coal		Each.
Dope		Do.
Fire		Do.
Galvanized iron		Do.
Ice		Do.
Sand		Do.
Water		Do.
Burners:
Lamp	Kind	Dozen.
Lantern	do.	Do.
Candles, emergency, lighting	Size	Pound.
Cans:
Oil	Kind and size	Each.
Sprinkling		Do.
Caps, uniform	Kind and size	Do.
Carts, fire
Carts, mail	Size	Do.
Cases:
Filing	do.	Do.
Stencil	do.	Do.
Ticket	do.	Do.
Castings, station and caboose stove	Pattern reference	Pound.
Chains:
Sandboard		Each.
Train		Do.
Chairs, office	Catalogue reference	Do.
Chalk, all kinds	Kind	Gross.
Charges, fire extinguisher	Kind and size	Each.
Chimneys, all kinds	Kind	Dozen.
Clamps:
Blizzard lamp		Do.
Hot-box cooler		Each.
Switch lamp		Do.
Cleaners:
Drain		Do.
Window		Do.
Cleats, headlight	Size	Do.
Clocks:
Station and office	Catalogue reference	Do.
Watchman	do.	Do.
Coolers:
Hot box		Do.
Water	Size	Do.
Cord:
Bell		Foot.
Sash		Pound.
Signal		Foot.
Corks	Size	Gross.
Cots		Each.
Crayon:
Chalk	Kind	Gross.
Railroad	do.	Do.
School	do.	Do.
Cupboards	Kind and size	Each.
Cups:
Agate		Dozen.
Tin		Do.
Varnish		Do.
Curtains, window for buildings	Kind and size	Each.
Cushions:
Caboose	Size	Do.
Chair	do.	Do.
Locomotive	do.	Do.
Cuspidors	Kind	Dozen.
Damper, stove pipe	Size	Each.
Desks	Catalogue reference	Do.
Dippers, tin		Dozen.
Dollies:
Piano	Size	Each.
Timber	do.	Do.
Drawers, money		Do.
Drums, stove	Kind and size	Do.
Dust, gold		Pound.
Elbows, stove pipe	Size	Dozen.
Extinguishers, fire	Kind and size	Each.
Fenders, stove	Kind	Do.
Fillers, lamp	do.	Dozen.
Flags	do.	Each.
Forks:
Coal	Kind	Dozen.
Coke	do.	Do.
Manure	do.	Do.
Switch lamp	do.	Do.
Founts:
Lantern	do.	Do.
Lamp	do.	Do.
Frames, headlight number plate		Do.
Frogs, rerailing		Pair.
Funnels	Size	Dozen.
Furniture:
Camp	Catalogue reference	Each.
Office	do.	Do.
Station	do.	Do.
Fusees	Kind	Gross.
Glasses:
Cab lamp	Size	Each.
Oil cup	do.	Do.
Globes:
Cab lamp		Dozen.
Opal gas	Kind	Do.
Lamp	do.	Do.
Lantern		Do.
Switch lamp		Do.
Guards:
Dust	Size	Each.
Water glass	do.	Do.
Handles, wood	Kind and size	Dozen.
Hatchets		Do.
Headlights, oil and parts	Size	Each.
Heaters, freight car and parts	Kind	Do.
Hods, coal		Dozen.
Hoes:
Ash pan		Do.
Garden		Do.
Holders:
Lamp		Do.
Shade		Do.
Toilet paper		Do.
Hooks:
Clinker		Each.
Packing		Do.
Hoppers, salon building	Catalogue reference	Do.
Indicators, caboose		Do.
Irons, packing		Do.
Jacks:
Stove	Size	Do.
Caboose	do.	Do.
Jugs	do.	Do.
Kegs, water	do.	Do.
Kitchen ware (camp)		Do.
Knives:
Packing		Do.
Table for camp		Do.
Ladders for building work	Size	Each.
Ladders, coach step	do.	Do.
Lanterns	Kind	Do.
Legs, settee	Catalogue reference	Do.
Lenses	Size and color	Dozen.
Lime, chloride of		Can.
Links, switch rope	Size	Pound.
Lockers, sectional shop		Each.
Lye		Case.
Mallets, wooden		Dozen.
Mantles, Welsbach gas	Size	Do.
Matches		Case.
Mattresses		Each.
Caboose		Do.
Iron bed		Do.
Measures, liquid	Size	Dozen.
Mops	do.	Pound.
Movers, car	Catalogue reference	Each.
Mowers, lawn	do.	Do.
Oilers	Kind	Dozen.
Pails:
Dope	Size	Do.
Fiber	do.	Do.
Galvanized	do.	Do.
Rubber	do.	Do.
Tin	do.	Do.
Wooden	do.	Do.
Pans:
Drip	do.	Each.
Dust		Dozen.
Paper, toilet		Case.
Parts:
For bunk car stoves	Kind	Pound.
For caboose stoves	do.	Do.
For station stoves		Do.
Pearline		Do.
Picks:
Coal		Each.
Ice		Do.
Pillows	Size	Do.
Pipe, stove	do.	Joints.
Pokers:
Fire		Each.
Front end		Do.
Stove		Do.
Poles:
Ice		Do.
Log		Do.
Pike		Do.
Push		Do.
Signal lamp		Do.
Tent		Do.
Window		Do.
Polish:
Enameline		Can.
Mexoline		Do.
Silver		Do.
Star metal		Do.
Stove		Do.
Tripoline		Do.
Pomade, putz		Do.
Pots:
Marking		Dozen.
Tallow		Do.
Presses:
Letter		Each.
Seal		Do.
Waybill		Do.
Pumps, oil	Catalogue reference	Do.
Racks, towel, for buildings		Do.
Radiators	Catalogue reference	Do.
Rakes, garden		Dozen.
Ratchets:
Headlight burner	Kind	Each.
Mail-car lamp burner	do.	Do.
Reels, hose	Size	Do.
Reflectors:
Headlight		Do.
Lamp		Do.
Lantern		Do.
Replacers, car		Pair.
Rests, stove foot	Catalogue reference	Each.
Rings:
Seal		Do.
Ventilator	Size	Do.
Ropes, switch		Do.
Safes, iron		Do.
Sapolio		Case.
Saws, hand	Size	Dozen.
Screws, can		Gross.
Seals, car		Thousand.
Seats, hopper (building)	Catalogue reference	Each.
Seeds, garden and grass	Kind	Package.
Settees	Catalogue reference	Each.
Shades:
Lamp (oil)	Kind	Do.
Roller	do.	Do.
Window	do.	Do.
Shakers, stove	do.	Do.
Shovels:
Fire		Do.
Scoop		Do.
Snow		Do.
Signs:
Caboose	Kind	Do.
Coach	do.	Do.
Skids	Size	Do.
Slips, pillow	do.	Do.
Soap:
Common	Kind	Case.
Laundry	do.	Do.
Toilet	do.	Do.
Spittoons		Each.
Staffs, flag		Do.
Stands, waybill press		Do.
Stools, office		Do.
Stops, chimney	Size	Do.
Stoves:
Bunk car, and parts	Kind	Pound.
Caboose, and parts	do.	Do.
Station, and parts	do.	Do.
Stretchers, invalid		Each.
Tables, telegraph	Size	Do.
Tableware for camps		Do.
Tanks, station oil	Size	Do.
Tapers, wax		Box.
Tents	Size	Each.
Thermometers	do.	Do.
Thimbles, stovepipe	do.	Do.
Tinware	Kind	Dozen.
Tongs, ice	Size	Pair.
Tops, lamp	Kind	Each.
Torches, tin		Dozen.
Torpedoes		Gross.
Traps, mouse or rat	Catalogue reference	Dozen.
Trimmers, lamp		Pair.
Tripoli		Pound.
Tripoline		Can.
Trucks:
Baggage	Size	Each.
Warehouse		Do.
Tubs:
Bath, for buildings	Catalogue reference	Do.
Wash	Size	Do.
Tumblers, glass		Dozen.
Uniforms	Kind	Each.
Urinals for building	Catalogue reference	Do.
Ventilators for buildings and coaches	do.	Do.
Wagons, baggage	Size	Do.
Wheels:
Truck	Kind	Do.
Wheelbarrow	do.	Do.
Wicks, lamp	do.	Gross.
Wicking, candle	do.	Pound.
Willow ware	do.	Each.
Woodenware	do.	Do.
Wringers	do.	Do.

CLASS 37.
OIL HOUSE MATERIAL, ALL KINDS, INCLUDING LUBRICATING OILS AND GREASE, ILLUMINATING OILS, BOILER COMPOUND, ALL KINDS, WASTE ALL KINDS. DOES NOT INCLUDE GASOLINE.

Item.	Description.	Unit.
Barrels, empty	Kind	Each.
Bungs, barrel	Size	Do.
Carboys	do.	Do.
Compound:
Boiler	Kind	Pound.
Drilling	do.	Do.
Soft soap	do.	Do.
Disinfectant	do.	Pound or gallon.
Dope		Pound.
Grease:
Antirust	Kind	Do.
Badger		Do.
Center plate		Do.
Rod cup		Do.
Oil:
Illuminating	Kind	Gallon.
Lubricating		Do.
Pneumatic hammer		Do.
Pitch		Pound.
Soap, jelly oil		Do.
Waste	Kind	Do.

CLASS 38.
ICE, SAWDUST, AND HAY AND STRAW FOR ICEHOUSES.

Item.	Description.	Unit.
Hay, for packing ice	Kind	Ton.
Ice		Do.
Sawdust		Do.
Straw		Do.

CLASS 39.
FUEL, LOCOMOTIVE, INCLUDING COAL AND WOOD, AND FUEL OIL FOR LOCOMOTIVE USE ONLY.

Item.	Description.	Unit.
Coal, lump and slack for locomotive	Kind	Ton.
Oil, fuel for locomotives	do.	Gallon.
Wood, for locomotives	do.	Cords.

CLASS 40.
FUEL FOR STATIONS AND CARS; INCLUDES COAL, COKE, AND WOOD.