Lithograph

Title:

Manufactured By Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. Manchester, N.H.

Object Name:

Lithograph

Object ID:

1971.514.02

Creator:

Abbot, Edward P. (1836-1919); Bufford, John H. (1810-1870)Lithographer

Date:

circa 1853

Description:

Chromolithograph of Manufactured By Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. Manchester, N.H., drawn by E.P. Abbot, lithographed by John H. Bufford (1810-1870), c. 1853. Ink and watercolor on paper. View of a 4-4-0 engine "AMOSKEAG". Green cab with stained glass at window arches; gold, red, and green banding on locomotive with green and red wheels. Sign on locomotive reads: "AMOSKEAG", and under smoke stack, round medallion with: "MANCHESTER N.H. NO. 92 1853" in a circle. Image surrounded by gilded border with rounded upper corners. Upper center in image: "Manufactured by / AMOSKEAG MANUFACTURING CO. / AT / MANCHESTER, N.H. / Wm. Amory, Treas. / 65 State St. Boston O.W Bayley, Agt. / Manchester, N.H." Printed signature lower margin at left: "E.P. ABBOTT DEL", and at right: "J.H. BUFFORD'S LITH. BOSTON". Lower margin in center: "15 inch Cylinder 20 inch stroke, 140 flues, 2 in. diameter, 11ft. long - Driving wheels 5 1/2 feet diameter - Weight 48,000 lbs." Matted. Molded wood frame with acrylic glazing.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-20.875 W-31.5 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

People:

Bufford, John H. (1810-1870), Abbot, Edward P. (1836-1919)

Subjects:

Trains, Locomotives, Railroad locomotive industry, Railroad locomotives, Industry, Industrialization, Advertisements, Advertising