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1890s antique PHOTO ALBUM RAILROAD RAILS history WINCHELL STUDIOS sketches
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Rare late 19th century railroad engineering reference photo album containing an extraordinary group of mounted railroad rail studies and engineering illustrations from around the world. Album retains its original handwritten “RAILS” cover label and measures approximately the same size as the companion railroad-related volume listed separately unless otherwise sold. Rear cover is missing.
The album contains approximately 14 mounted railroad rail study images signed “Winchell Studios,” showing different rail designs and track systems associated with countries and railway companies worldwide. Examples shown include England, Scotland, France, Spain, India, Egypt, Ireland, Canada, Queensland Australia, and South America / Argentine Central. Several images identify specific railway systems including the London & North Western Railway, Midland Railway of India, Great Northern Railway of France, Garnkirk Railway near Glasgow, Egyptian Railway, Great Southern Railway of Ireland, and others, generally dating from the 1850s–1890s.
In addition to the mounted Winchell Studios rail studies, the album also includes 4 additional pages of printed engineering rail sketches and technical illustrations documenting early railroad rail development. These depict forms such as edge rail, tram rail, fish belly rail, wrought iron rail, Stevens rail, rectangular rail, concave rail, hexagonal rail, and related construction systems dating from the early 1800s onward.
The overall presentation suggests a railroad engineering study archive, educational reference album, or industrial railway research scrapbook assembled during the late 19th century. The combination of international rail systems, engineering diagrams, and professionally produced mounted studies gives the album strong appeal for railroadiana collectors, railway museums, industrial archaeology researchers, transportation historians, and engineering archives.
Condition is antique and used with age-related wear including toning, stains, abrasions, edge wear, looseness, missing rear cover, handling wear, and general aging throughout. Sold as found. Please examine all photographs carefully for condition and completeness.
This album is a companion piece to a related railroad rails archive listed separately unless otherwise sold.
Authentic period piece related to family, historyor local heritage - well-suited for historical collections, genealogical /genealogy research, or museum acquisition.Vintage or Antique.
CONDITION: There is only a front cover. The other paper cover is on the companion piece, listed separately, unless otherwise sold, of rails photographs. See listing description and photos.
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