This is a torch made from old wood used for the railroad ties and fences of the transcontinental railroad in America. It is a very rare historical item. 35cm x 14cm In 1859, in the United States, as the eastern railway network reached Omaha, Nebraska, across the Missouri River and westward expansion progressed, there was a growing demand to extend this railway to the West Coast. In 1862, the Pacific Railroad Act was enacted, and the construction of the transcontinental railroad was promoted with the financial support of the federal government. The enactment of this law was one of President Lincoln's achievements. The construction of the transcontinental railroad also had the aspect of maintaining the integration of the vast United States as a federation, amidst the rising movements of separatism such as the Civil War at the time. According to this law, the Union Pacific Railroad and the Central Pacific Railroad were established as national policy companies. The Union Pacific Railroad advanced westward from Omaha, and the Central Pacific Railroad advanced eastward from Sacramento, California, overcoming the Great Plains, the great mountain ranges, and many canyons to construct the railway. On May 10, 1869, four years after Lincoln's death, a completion ceremony was held at Promontory Summit in Utah Territory (at the time), and the first transcontinental railroad was completed. In 1872, the Iwakura Mission of Japan also became passengers of the transcontinental railroad, which had just opened. The transcontinental railroad ended the slow and dangerous stagecoach era and functioned as the economic artery. The opening of the transcontinental railroad and the enactment of the Homestead Act further promoted westward expansion. On the other hand, it also led to the destruction of the lives of Native Americans on the Great Plains and triggered the artificial extermination of wild animals, buffalo, which interfered with operations. American History, American Westward Expansion Gold Rush, Cowboy, Antique, Antiques, USA, Buddha statue, Buddhist altar fittings, Shinto shrine, Buddhist temple, Goshuin (temple stamp), Ranma (transom), Antiques, Antiques, Art, Muromachi period, Edo period, Edo, Crafts, Master craftsman, Wood carving, Antique, Wood carving, Lacquer, Lacquer art, Suzuri (inkstone), Calligraphy, Shinto, Sake vessels, Flower vessels, Folk crafts Buddhism, Famous monks, Zen sect, Tea ceremony, Matcha (powdered green tea), Tea bowl, Natsume (tea caddy), Tea container Ko-Imari, Ko-Kutani, Seto, Ceramics, antique, Fine art Antiques, Gemstones, Minerals, Suiseki (stone appreciation), Bonkei (tray landscape)