?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
DESIGNER UNKNOWN BOUND BROOK ROUTE. Circa 1888. 22 1/8x13 7/8 inches. American Bank Note Co, New York. Condition B+: losses at edges; discoloration in margins; darkened overall. Printed on thick paper. An early and rare American broadside advertising train travel between New York and Philadelphia. While not possible to specifically date the broadside, by 1893 the Philadelphia depot at Ninth and Green Streets was replaced by the present Reading Terminal. "Ten Trains Each Way Daily" was the frequency advertised between 1886 and 1890 when the schedule was updated to accommodate 12 daily departures.
