HUGE 19TH C ANTIQUE STEAM LOCOMOTIVE FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH Ref:C496W
Huge 19th C Antique Steam Locomotive Framed Photograph
This is a fabulous, large scale oak framed antique photograph of a small boiler class steam locomotive, designed by Henry Ivatt in 1897. Only twenty two were ever built between 1898 - 1903 at Doncaster Works. This class of train were nicknamed, Klondykes after the 1897 gold rush, they could travel up to 90 MPH. This actual train in the image is the only survivor to escape being scrapped and is currently preserved in York. This large antique G.N.R. 990 framed image is dated 1898 and signed P.J.Cowan, it once hung in a train station waiting room. A superb piece of antique railway history. In super condition.
Dimensions
Height: 99cm (38.98")
Width: 163cm (64.17")
Depth: 6cm (2.36")
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