#NON EPHEMERAL PORT POSTER FULL#

RMS Majestic, the first ship to use the dock from a painting by Leslie Carr The Graving Dock was opened in 1933 and this set of postcards shows its construction, opening etc. The cards included the request: I would be much obliged if you would display this card, the other side uppermost, in the hall of your hotel, well in view of the public. British Railways overprinted some of the Channel Ports set and used them as correspondence cards.Īdvertising Cards The two cards to the right were sent to hotels, in France and England, to advertise the train service.

#NON EPHEMERAL PORT POSTER FULL#

Click on the image to display a full screen version which is readable. Postcard Backs Three sample backs are shown below. Postcards The following four sets of postcards are all from oil paintings by Leonard Richmond. Click on the image for a full screen version. All the images are by Leonard Richmond and from 1936.

Some also include the name of the train they were to be used on, for example, The Atlantic Coast Express. Menus All the menus are dated and different menus were produced every day. The green enamelled paper used for the box was made from Celilynd that wears badly meaning that most of the boxes that survive are in a poor condition.Ĭlick on the three images above for larger versions. A set was put on show at Waterloo Station. The set contained a complimentary copy of the 8 page Southern Railway publication The Evolution of the World’s Largest Suburban Electrified Railway. The set cost 55/- though the sticker on the box end shown above right has the price 70/- written on it. The 3 coach set standing in front of the box. The set is made up inĪn attractive box covered with green enamelled paper and a multicoloured label specially designed by the Southern Railway Representing one of the new electric trains, which will run on the London - Portsmouth service. Bassett-Lowke, Ltd., have just placed on the market an actual scale model, “Mr C Grasemann, Advertising Officer of the Southern Railway, was quick to realise the potentialities of this novelty,Īnd, in collaboration with him, Messrs. The February 1937 edition of the Southern Railway Magazine includes an article on the Bassett-Lowke produced Trix Twin OO The fourth, also produced in 1938, was given away to staff as part of the Southern Sales Scheme where staff were rewarded for increasing revenue at their station. The third silver ashtray was produced for the Southampton Docks Centenary in 1938. Note that the wording on the first ashtray is concave while on the second it is convex. The two ashtrays top left are made from Omnite Ware a material very like bakelite. Runs in connection with “Golden Arrow” service between Victoria and Paris daily. The premier vessel of the Southern Railway Company's fleet. For the model of TSS Canterbury the text reads Of the vessel was contained on the label. Models though the box carried the words Southern Railway in its traditional sunshine lettering. No official mention can be found for these The images above show the model in its box with the lid shown below. The waterline models of the Southern Railway Steamers Canterbury, Isle of Jersey and Isle of Guernsey were produced byīassett-Lowke to a scale of 75ft to 1in. June 1929 advertisement when there was only 100 left to sell. Originally priced at 5/- but reduced to 2/6 in a The neatest and most useful adjunct to your desk equipment.Īdvertisements of the time claimed the model to be an exact scale model of No. 763, Sir Bors de Ganis. Listed below are some of the three dimensional

The Southern Railway, however, took its publicityįurther with non-ephemeral items such as a model train set and model ships. When you think of publicity guide books, leaflets, posters come to mind. Southern Railway Publicity Southern Railway Publicity Miscellaneous Bookmarks

Non ephemeral port poster