Historical information

Set of documents Edgar Allen & Co of Sheffield promoting and providing information about the Woods Gilbet Rail Planing machine.
1 - letter dated June 1917, sent from the South Australian Hotel in Adelaide to Mr Pringle, of ESCo from the travelling representative of the company, a letter on Edgar Allen & Co letterhead with a list of various articles on the machine, and a letter from Woods Gilbert of their Melbourne office, dated Jan. 1917
2 - A 30 page printed booklet contained within a green cover titled "Rail Planing Machines" with Mr Pringle's name written on it in the top right-hand corner.
3 - Photograph of the rail planing machine with "1916 type rail grinding machine" on rear in pencil along with the Company stamp.
4 - Drawing of the Milling Trolley prepared by Atlas Co of Engineers Melbourne
5 - drawing - Cardiff-rail-section Woods-Gilbert
6 - photograph - Woods-Gilbert Recording instrument on a postcard by Kodak
Magazine extracts:
7 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World-14 Oct 1916 - page 1 of 2
8 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World 14 Oct 1916 - page 2 of 2
9 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World Nov 1916 - page 1 of 2
10 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World Nov 1916 - page 1 of 2
11 - Woods-Gilbert Tramway and Railway World - 12 Apr 1917 page 1 of 2
12 - WoodsGilbert Tramway and Railway World - 12 Apr 1917 page 2 of 2

Significance

Yields information about the Woods Gilbert Rail planing machines for repair of rails and removal of corrugations.

Physical description

Set of 12 documents with letters, pamphlet, photo, drawing and magazine cuttings.