A unique and original mid-20th-century Sulzer diesel engines scrapbook, compiled over c.1930s–1950s, containing:
Dozens of authentic Real Photographic Postcards (RPPCs) showing Sulzer-powered ships, locomotives, and engineering works.
Contemporary press cuttings, technical articles, and brochures relating to Sulzer’s role in shipping and rail traction.
Approx. 30 pages in total, densely filled, mounted in a large scrapbook format.
Includes both photographs and written material, offering a fascinating snapshot of Sulzer’s global influence in the diesel era.
📷 Photographs: The RPPCs are genuine photographic prints (not reproductions or halftone clippings) with excellent tonal quality. Subjects include merchant vessels, locomotives, and diesel engines, many clearly labelled.
🎯 Research / collector value: This is a one-of-a-kind archive with great appeal for:
Sulzer enthusiasts
Railwayana and maritime collectors
Industrial heritage researchers
Engineering historians
Condition:
The scrapbook is complete and intact. Expected handling/age wear to pages, but photos present well with strong image quality. Please see images for representative pages — many more included throughout.
This is being sold as a complete archive — an opportunity to acquire a coherent Sulzer photographic and documentary collection that would be difficult to recreate.