Ventilator Rods

Because the ventilators are out of reach of any person of average height, every CA&E car needed a ventilator adjustment rod for use by the conductor.  Unfortunately, we seem to have only one original.  It's a special brass casting attached to a stick about 28" long and 7/8" in diameter.   And I would not want it to get stolen or damaged.

In practice, we usually keep the ventilators open, but it would still be nice to have one available in each car.  I would have to disassemble the thing to get a new casting made, and the whole project would be a lot of work, so I have made a set of new ones using brass hooks from the hardware store.  It's close enough, and does the job when necessary.

In cars with a toilet compartment, the rod is stored over the door and held by two brackets, as shown.  But I haven't figured out where it would be stored in the 36, which has no compartment.   Does anybody remember?