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  • WWI ALBUM OF GATESHEAD ARMAMENTS MANUFACTURE AT GALWAY SALE

    Album of mounted photographs showing the daily progress of the building of a 54 ton trolley wagon for a rail gun at Gateshead Works dated September 13, 1914.

    Album of mounted photographs showing the daily progress of the building of a 54 ton trolley wagon for a rail gun at Gateshead Works dated September 13, 1914.  UPDATE: THIS WAS UNSOLD

    One of the images.

    One of the images.

    One of the more collectible lot at Dolan’s August auction in Clifden is a century old album of mounted photographs relating to the manufacture of armaments for World War 1.   The on trend lot of 47 photographs depicts the manufacture of a 54 ton trolley for a rail gun at Gateshead Works.

    Dated September 13, 1914 the photos cover the entire manufacturing process which got underway almost exactly a century ago on September 1, 1914.  The Great War officially started on June 28 1914 with the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austria Hungary throne.  This album shows the building of the rail gun wagon at Gateshead just over two months later.  It shows the different crews employed and the finished carriage with canon and is estimated at 1,000-1,500. Silver, furniture, paintings, books and affordable Irish art will all come under the hammer at this two day auction in Connemara on August 4 and 5. Furniture, art and collectibles – including the World War album – will be offered on August Monday, with Irish art, rugs and outdoor effects on the following day. Both sales get underway at 12.30 p.m.  Included in the sale will be paintings and furniture from the collection of artist Kenneth Webb.

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