Dec 05, 2013 - Sale 2334

Sale 2334 - Lot 382

Price Realized: $ 1,062
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
BUILD IT AND FIX IT (RAILROAD.) Louisville & Nashville Rail Road. Group of over 50 architect's elevations, plans, and diagrams, on waxed architect's linen, for building tools, and other objects related to the maintenance of the railroad, most being generic and to be used at any number of stations, various sizes from small to large; condition generally good to fine. 1880s-1930s

Additional Details

Very interesting group of drawings shedding light on the various items required for the working of a railroad. Includes elevations and plans for a house for a foreman, shanties for laborers (5), elevations and plan for a watchman's house, elevation and plan for a sand house, etc. For maintaining the lines are diagrams for water tanks, signal tower, steel forms for standard concrete mile posts, mail bag catcher, a file case for the chief clerk, benches or settees for waiting rooms, hog watering device, inspection hammer, tie inspection hammer, lumber inspector's hammer, and more. must be seen.