Stanserhorn mountain railway, Switzerland " folding leaflet, nd (c1935)
This pre-WW2 leaflet for the Stanserhorn Bahn - mountain railway - is very typical of the style adopted by many Swiss transport organisations and makes much use of quite high quality colour printing, including a panorama and map. The railway, a three stage funicular, came into use in 1893 serving the mountain summit and an adjacent hotel that is advertised int his folder.
The railway operated until 1970 when a lightning strike started a fire that destroyed the hotel and driving engine for the upper, third section of the funicular. In 1974 the second funicular section was abandoned leaving the lower section in use that connects with a modern cable car that rises to the summit.
The cover artwork shows the mountain top hotel, and the short walk to the summit itself that has 'views over the Lake of Lucerne'. One is signed "Ernst' and the cover has a wee stamp hinge that makes me think it was in someone's holiday album.
Stanserhorn mountain railway, Switzerland " folding leaflet, nd (c1935)
This pre-WW2 leaflet for the Stanserhorn Bahn - mountain railway - is very typical of the style adopted by many Swiss transport organisations and makes much use of quite high quality colour printing, including a panorama and map. The railway, a three stage funicular, came into use in 1893 serving the mountain summit and an adjacent hotel that is advertised int his folder.
The railway operated until 1970 when a lightning strike started a fire that destroyed the hotel and driving engine for the upper, third section of the funicular. In 1974 the second funicular section was abandoned leaving the lower section in use that connects with a modern cable car that rises to the summit.
The cover artwork shows the mountain top hotel, and the short walk to the summit itself that has 'views over the Lake of Lucerne'. One is signed "Ernst' and the cover has a wee stamp hinge that makes me think it was in someone's holiday album.