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Irish Mail 1848-1948, A Century of Service, poster

Glazebrook, F.H. (Publisher)
Jordison & Co. Ltd. (Publisher)
British Railways (Publisher)

View of British Rail locomotive, Irish Mail, emerging from Britannia Bridge below which, in black print, title and historic description of Irish Mail service. The poster was first published in 1937 by LMS and was re-issued in 1948 to commemorate the centenary of the Irish Mail route to Ireland via Holyhead and Dun Laoghaire (Kingstown), Reference Number ERO 53351.

Collection Area

Industry

Item Number

1994.68/1

Historical Associations

Associated Person/Body: British Railways (London Midland Region)
Associated Person/Body: British Railways
Association Type: Railway company
Date: 1948
Place: Britannia tubular bridge

Creation/Production

Role: Artist
Role: Printer
Role: Publisher
Place: London
Period: 1937

Acquisition

purchase, 27/7/1994

Measurements

Length (mm): 1020
Width (mm): 1275

Techniques

Colour lithograph
Lithograph
Print

Material

Paper
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