The Magor Car Corporation Tapa dura - 2000

SIGNATURE PRESS. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 1930013043 . Very good condition, both book and dust jacket.; 11.0 X 8.5 X 0.5 inches; 200 pages .

Signature Press. Hardcover. New. The Magor Car Corporation, located in northern New Jersey at Clifton, was a significant railcar builder throughout much of the twentieth century. It had its origins in a partnership founded in 1899 by Basil Magor and Robert Wonham, which led in 1902 to a manufacturing operation called the Wonham-Magor Engineering Works. In the first part of the century, Magor concentrated on export railcars, aided by its proximity to the port of New York. Basil's brother, Robert Magor, also became associated with the company, and in 1910 it became the Magor Car Company. It was incorporated in 1917 as the Magor Car Corporation, among its major stockholders was J.P. Morgan. In 1914, Magor's first freight cars for revenue use on an American railroad were built, and such sales grew steadily thereafter, though export cars continued as the company's mainstay for some years. In 1918, Magor was among the many firms which built cars for the United States Railroad Administration as part of its… Leer más

Signature Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in dust jacket. Very nice maroon cloth boards with title in gold on spine. Corners lightly bumped. Text pages are crisp and clean. Very nice red photo illustrated dust jacket shows minor wear/rubbing and looks great in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

California, USA: Signature Press, 2000. 1st Edition . Hardcover. As New/Very Good. 200 pages b/w photos - The Magor Car Corporation, located in northern New Jersey at Clifton, was a significant railcar builder throughout much of the twentieth century. It had its origins in a partnership founded in 1899 by Basil Magor and Robert Wonham, which led in 1902 to a manufacturing operation called the Wonham-Magor Engineering Works. In the first part of the century, Magor concentrated on export railcars, aided by its proximity to the port of New York. Basil's brother, Robert Magor, also became associated with the company, and in 1910 it became the Magor Car Company. It was incorporated in 1917 as the Magor Car Corporation : among its major stockholders was J.P. Morgan. In 1914, Magor's first freight cars for revenue use on an American railroad were built, and such sales grew steadily thereafter, though export cars continued as the company's mainstay for some years. In 1918, Magor was among the many firms… Leer más

SIGNATURE PRESS, 2000. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

California, USA: Signature Press, 2000. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 290mm x 225mm x 20mm. 200 Pages with Black/White Photo. The Magor Car Corporation, located in northern New Jersey at Clifton, was a significant railcar builder throughout much of the twentieth century. It had its origins in a partnership founded in 1899 by Basil Magor and Robert Wonham, which led in 1902 to a manufacturing operation called the Wonham-Magor Engineering Works. In the first part of the century, Magor concentrated on export railcars, aided by its proximity to the port of New York. Basil's brother, Robert Magor, also became associated with the company, and in 1910 it became the Magor Car Company. It was incorporated in 1917 as the Magor Car Corporation : among its major stockholders was J.P. Morgan. In 1914, Magor's first freight cars for revenue use on an American railroad were built, and such sales grew steadily thereafter, though export cars continued as the company's mainstay for some years. In… Leer más