1875 Broad Gauge Center Locomotive Engine Driving Wheels 1920s Ad Card

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1875 Broad Gauge Center Locomotive Engine Driving Wheels 1920s Ad Card
NOTE:
THESE ARE NOT POSTCARDS
THEY ARE TRADE/ADVERTISING CARDS.
THEY ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN A STANDARD POSTCARD
AND
THERE IS ADVERTISING TEXT ON THE BACK!
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY  3 1/8 '' x 2 3/8 ''  or  8.0 cm. x 6.5 cm.
ORIGINAL 1920s TRADE - ADVERTISING CARD
1875 BROAD GAUGE CENTER DRIVING WHEELS
These broad gauge centre driving wheels,
which were used by the Great Western
Railway, date from the year 1875. Al-
though they seem exceptionally large as
compared with present day driving wheels
they are not the largest yet constructed
for locomotive purposes, the largest loco-
motive driving wheels in the world being
claimed for those of the  Cornwall
built to the design of the late Francis
Trevithick in 1847, which were 8 ft. 6 in.
in diameter.
NOTE:
THE REVERSE SIDE HAS TEXT ABOUT THE IMAGE ON THE FRONT SIDE
THE CARD DIMENSIONS ARE APPROXIMATELY
3 1/8 '' x 2 3/8 ''  or  8.0 cm. x 6.5 cm.
NOTE:
THE IMAGES ABOVE IS LARGER THAN THE CARD
TO SHOW THE DETAIL.
THIS CARD IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION
IT IS 90+ YEARS OLD
THE FRONT AND BACK MAY HAVE:
PAPER LOSS - SMUDGING - ROUNDED CORNERS
SEE IMAGES ABOVE!
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BUY 1 TO 4 TRADE ADVERTISING CARDS AND THE TOTAL TO SHIP IS
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NOTE:
ON LARGER INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WE MAY REQUIRE REGISTERED
MAIL AND WILL SPLIT THE COST WITH THE BUYER.
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