Stereoscopic Loco

Phil,

Thanks for the copious detail

To be honest, I'm way out of my comfort zone ... I just liked the subject, as a stereo card; but it seems only right to investigate a little.

Very interesting that Rik said he had seen the card before [there is no studio name or anything embossed on it, so I had assumed it to be an amateur's work].

MichaelG.

Phil, et al

I have just noticed a handwritten caption [appears to have been written on the negative] at lower left.

L.S.W.R. is visible by eye but a 1200dpi scan, and a little tweak to the brightness and contrast revealed this:

The extra letters appear to be E.C.B.

... Does that mean anything to you? [or are they the photographer's initials ]

MichaelG.

Doh! We all get full marks for observation then!

Neil

Adams 380 class??

**LINK**

Scroll down to pic 218.

Knowing it is LSWR should allow location identification as probable route known.

Regards, Phil

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GOOD GOD MAN.

You need to get out more.

Hello Mr Stevenson,

Have just returned from 'out'.

Peeing down 'out', = absolutely soaked. Grossly overrated so far as I am concerned.

*chuckles*

Regards, Phil.

Just after the E,C.B there appears tobe the numbers 35, and there maybe something in front of the letters.

In the early days of film camera, Kodak had one known as the "Autographic"(I'v got my Grandfathers one), it has a little door on the back, and a little scriber, the idea was that when you took the photo you opened the door, and using the scriber, labled the picture, this came out similar to the marks on the above photo.

Ian S C

Played with a few Filters in photoshop and the B could also be 'R', 'P' or 'n' Eastern Counties Railways perhaps?

E.C.R info: **LINK**

Ed.

Ian and Ed

Many thanks for the input ... this could turn into an interesting puzzle

We all remember Antonioni's film 'Blow Up' dont we !

Ian: I'm pretty sure that the writing on the negative would be ink, rather than the pressure effect of an Autographic stylus ... There are quite obvious blobs visible within the lines.

Ed: I would certainly accept R as a possibility

If anyone would like a copy of the .psd file of that crop to play with, just send me a PM with your eMail address.

MichaelG.

I tried multiple ways of processing it. I think it is E.C.R and that the 'numbers' are an artefact.

Neil

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Me too [hence the reference to Blow Up]

MichaelG.

A bit of Googling came up with a possible matching loco. 4-4-0 Adams 460 class.

**LINK** ...scroll down to photo 222.

Ed.

PS. I just noticed Weary's post after posting this last one.

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Phil,

Returning to your excellent diagnosis ...

a google search for the text at 44 led me to this page

Edit: and a tiny thumbnail picture here.

MichaelG.

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Drummond 7xx series T9 class 4-4-0 (Locos 702 - 732 and 773 by Dübs 1899-1901) on Ascot race train, headcode is Members and 1st Class Race Train via East Putney and Twickenham. Location not identified. Train consists of arc roofed 6 wheel stock. No conductor rails in place.

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