RAILWAY EPHEMERA, a collection of documents and photographs ...

Hammer

£40

RAILWAY EPHEMERA, a collection of documents and photographs from the 19th century relating to the early days of the Railways to include photographs of early locomotives of the first locomotive to run on a public Railway and photographs of George Stephenson, Edward Pease and one other with signatures, mounted on linen cloth, a letter from William Beattie to George Healy disputing George Stephenson's claim to have invented the Locomotive, an original drawing of the Road Locomotive by William Beattie sent to Mr. Healy in 1871, a letter from Richard Reed to a relative in Vienna enquiring about making locomotive engines in 1838 which mentions Midland Railway Butterley Works, letters from The Great Northern Railway Co. concerning land in Burton Upon Trent and other items including 1st Day Covers