the first brick is the most important
- publisher:
- Great Western Railway
- printer:
- J Weiner Limited
Poster, Great Western Railway, The first brick is the most important, be sure it is laid on the right site, about 1930. Coloured lithograph depicting a hand holding a trowel, laying a giant brick on a factory site. The factory is next to GWR sidings, where there are two steam locomotives with freight trains. Text below describes Great Western Railway sites with cheap rates and access to railway lines, canals, docks, rivers and cheap land. Text in margin reads "James Milne, (General Manager). Printed in England by J. Weiner and company. Format: double royal. Dimensions: 40 x 25 inches, 1016 x 635mm.
Details
- Category:
- Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
- Object Number:
- 1992-7720
- Materials:
- paper
- Measurements:
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overall: 1016 mm x 635 mm
- type:
- poster
- credit:
- Onslow's Auctioneers (London)