Auction Ends: Sep 23, 2020 10:00 PM EDT

Collectibles

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Centenary Thomas Viaduct Plate

Item Number: 283

Estimated Value: 50 USD
Sold: 20 USD to gearmanpb

Number of Bids: 1 - Bid History

Item Description

The railroad commissioned these blue transferware plates to celebrate its 100th anniversary (1829-1929). They were produced by the Lamberton Company. This 6 3/4" diameter plate depicts the Thomas Viaduct over the Ptapsco River near Washington, D.C., built in 1835. The Back is stamped 1827 - 1927 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Scammell's Lamberton China Patented.

The Thomas Viaduct spans the Patapsco River and Patapsco Valley between Relay, Maryland and Elkridge, Maryland, USA. It was commissioned by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) and built between July 4, 1833, and July 4, 1835. It is named for Philip E. Thomas, the company's first president.

At its completion, the Thomas Viaduct was the largest railroad bridge in the United States and the country's first multi-span masonry railroad bridge to be built on a curve. It remains the world's oldest multiple arched stone railroad bridge. In 1964, it was designated as a National Historic Landmark. In 2010, the bridge designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

The viaduct is now owned and operated by CSX Transportation and still in use today, making it one of the oldest railroad bridges still in service.

Own your own piece of railroad history!

SHIPPING INFO: If the winning bidder lives within 30 miles of Chatham, you are asked to pick up your item at Reid Street Gallery in Chatham M-F between 10 -4 and Sat 10-2. No phone calls please. If the winning bidder lives outside 30 miles of Chatham, the item will be shipped Free Of Charge.

****Winning bidders will be notified by email by Sept 28 and shipping/pick up arranged.