Engraving

Title:: Wason Mfg. Co. Railway Car Builders, Springfield, Mass.
Object Name:: Engraving
Object ID:: 2010.501.1120
Place of Origin:: Springfield, MA
Description:: Engraving. Portrait of Thomas W. Wason (1811-1870), George Clement Fisk (b. 1831), and Henry Stanley Hyde (1837-1917), partners in Wason Mfg. Co., Springfield, MA.Steel engraving, printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of three middle-aged men in black suits, ties, and vests; T W Wason faces right, George C. Fisk faces right, and H.S. Hyde faces left. Landscape picture features railway and trains, several buildings and 4 smoke stacks in total. Mountains and lake in background. "T W Wason / Geo. C. Fisk H.S. Hyde" facsimile of signature, printed beneath each portrait. "Wason M'F'G Co. Railway Car Builders, / Springfield, Mass." On back: "Purchased April, 1980, / from Colburn & Tegg, / Hillis, N.Y. $3.00" printed in pencil in upper-right corner. "Thomas W. Wason / Founder of Wason Mfg. Co., Springfield, Mass. (1863) / G Hancock N.H. 1811" / "George C. Fisk, Pres / Henry S. Hyde, Sec. of Treas / (1879). printed in pencil on lower third of paper.
Material:: Paper
Dimensions:: H-11.7 W-8.4 inches
Credit Line:: New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
People:: Wason, Thomas W. (1811-1870), Fisk, George Clement (1831- ), Hyde, Henry Stanley (1837-1917)
Subjects:: Wason, Thomas W., Fisk, George Clement, Hyde, Henry Stanley, Railroad cars, Railroad car industry