Railway eccentrics pamphlet

Made:
1846
maker:
Henry Cole

Polemical pamphlet, 'Railway eccentrics. Inconsistencies of men of genius exemplified in the practice and precept of Isambard Kingdom Brunel Esq and in the theoretical opinions of Charles Alexander Saunders Esq. Secretary to the Great Western Railway,' attacking Saunders and Brunel over the gauge question and their championing of broad gauge. Written by Henry Cole under the pseudonym "Vigil." In a board slip-case. Dimensions: 216 x 138 mm.

Details

Category:
Documents
Object Number:
2001-8350
Materials:
paper
Measurements:
overall: 8.5039 x 5.4331 in.; 216 x 138 mm
type:
booklet
credit:
Purchased