Eshleman O Scale/Gauge 2-Rail Nickel Silver Code.148  LH No. 5 Turnout

Description

Earl Eshleman O gauge 2-rail O scale left hand turnout. Code .148 nickel silver rail. Mates with original Atlas and any other code .148 track. Looks like a no. 5 turnout. 16 inches long. Brand new and perfect. Never been used. It is in gauge, held firmly that way by metal straps soldered to the rails, ready to spike down on your ties. It's a beauty!. Use this on the main where two tracks converge, or with another left hand turnout for a crossover, or with a right hand turnout for a passing siding, or for a trailing point siding.
Before there were Old Pullman top-quality O gauge scale turnouts and crossings, there was Earl Eshleman. Not a big operation or importer, more what you might call a boutique manufacturer. Earl was a custom maker of first-quality O gauge scale turnouts and crossings. Everything was hand-made and to order. And it was beautiful, like jewelry. It worked the first time and every time, lasted forever, and gave absolute satisfaction. That was the Pennsylvania Dutch way and that was Earl Eshleman. Modelers who knew his products wanted no others.
Modelers also knew it couldn't go on forever. They knew Earl eventually and too soon would want to retire, and they guessed it was unlikely he could find someone to continue the business and meet his high-quality standards of workmanship. So the smart ones ordered ahead and stocked up on what they thought they might need. That's what's coming up for sale now, and smart O scale modelers are snapping it up knowing what an unexpected opportunity it is to acquire any Eshleman trackwork products still today.