Mar 30, 2017 - Sale 2441

Sale 2441 - Lot 522

Unsold
Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
(TRAVEL.) PULLMAN PORTER COMPANY. An extraordinary collection of material relative to the Pullman Porter. Includes: the jacket to a uniform, a dining coat, hat, stool (for aiding passenger to step up to the train's entrance), thermos, carafe, tray, towels, sheet, brushes, ashtrays, book of do's and don'ts, photographs, advertisements, identification cards, service card, porter's instruction book, signs etc. must be seen. Chicago, various dates, circa 1920's-1950's

Additional Details

A fine representative grouping, with a great many of the materials that a Pullman Porter would need to have at hand in order to do his job.