Steam Railroad Railway Antiques -Uniforms Tickets Timetables Ephemera Etc / Book

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RAILWAY ANTIQUES
by James Mackay, Ward Lock Ltd., London, 1978.
”Fully illustrated throughout with 120 black and white photographs and 8 color plates, this book will help to recapture the magic of the Steam Age not only for collectors but for all those interested in the history of the railways.  This book includes not only the equipment and accessories produced for or by the railways but decorative items depicting engines or locomotives, souvenirs and commemorative ware.  The rapid expansion of railway systems throughout the world from 1830s and 40s led to the manufacture of a vast number of objects connected with the railways, ranging from the actual parts and accessories, such as funnels, safety valves, taps and levers, to lamps, destination boards, uniforms, traveling postal equipment, tickets and timetables.  With the end of the Age of Steam in the 1960s much of the material became obsolete or was abandoned, and has become of ever increasing interest to collectors.”
This fascinating book covers by chapter:  The Scope of Railway Antiques; Parts and Accessories; Railway Uniforms; Tickets; Timetables and Guides; Railway Philately; Railway Numismatics; Ephemera; Railway Souvenirs; Railway Models; Museums and Societies; Reading List; and Index.
8.1” x 10.2” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  136 pages.
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