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The 'Invicta' First Train Engine in Surrey England 1920s Ad Card

$ 3.88

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  • Condition: Used

    Description

    The 'Invicta' First Train Engine in Surrey England 1920s Ad Card
    NOTE:
    THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
    THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
    THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
    AND
    THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
    THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
    2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
    ORIGINAL 1920s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
    1825 STEPHENSON "LOCOMOTION NO. 1" 1ST PASSENGER CARRYING TRAIN
    So convincing were the per-
    formances of  'The Rocket'
    at the trials conducted at
    Rainhill, Liverpool, early in
    1830, that it may be safely
    said that those feats made
    certain the introduction of the
    steam engine and railways,
    and in many parts of the
    British Isles the question of
    railways was strongly taken
    up. Our picture shows the
    earliest engine in Surrey, 'The
    Invicta' which was intro-
    duced in the year of the trials
    mentioned above. |
    NOTE:
    THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
    THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
    2 5/8 '' x 1 3/8 ''  or  6.5 cm. x 3.5 cm.
    NOTE:
    THE IMAGES ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
    TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
    THIS CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
    IT IS 90+ YEARS OLD
    THE FRONT AND BACK MAY HAVE:
    PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS
    SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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