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File:Alton Limited 1924.JPG

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Description Celluloid cover of an ink blotter used as a promotion for the Alton Railroad's Alton Limited. The train received two new trainsets in 1924, which were lavish. At the time, the cost was US $1 million. The trains had many luxury features, including the Japanese tea room shown on the blotter cover.
Date No date shown, but the trainsets for this were new in 1924.
Source

eBay item complete blotter blotter front

close-up of tea room photo
Author Alton Railroad
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current01:56, 5 June 2012Thumbnail for version as of 01:56, 5 June 20121,274 × 557 (220 KB)Renamed user 995577823XynClose up of the blotter which has been cropped and auto corrected.
01:55, 5 June 2012Thumbnail for version as of 01:55, 5 June 20121,231 × 1,101 (172 KB)Renamed user 995577823Xyn{{Information |Description=Celluloid cover of an ink blotter used as a promotion for the Alton Railroad's Alton Limited. The train received two new trainsets in 1924, which were lavish. At the time, the cost was US $1 million. The trains had many lux...

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