I came across a print by Alvin Staufer. It is of a 034 Niagara, noted copyright 1961 and signed along one of the rails. This is old, it is on heavy paper, at least 1/16" thick if not heavier, and is about 3 feet by 1-1/2 feet in size, the paper is more tan/yellow than white. My question is could this be an original print or is it a more modern copy? I don't know much about prints and would appreciate any comments.
Thanks as always,
Bum
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Just curious, did you Google the artists name? That would a good place to start.
I did, fantastic man.
Happy Pappy,
Thank you for your suggestion. I just never thought about Staufer drawings. I have his 2 Pennsy books. I just ordered his copy of the T1,my favorite. There are not many true renditions of this engine.
Norm
Bum,
Al Staufer authored quite a few Railroad books (a lot of titles ending with "POWER").
He passed on recently, but for many years was a fixture at the York TCS shows. He sold both books and prints there. I doubt what you have is an original, but you never know. I suspect his son is carrying on with sales, and as I recall he is located in the state of Ohio.
Simon
I have seen reproduced prints on eBay and other store sites but when zooming in on the photos of the prints they don't show his signature where as this one does have it. I never seem to luck out finding things that have any value but just the general appearance of this makes me want to believe that it is as old as the copyright date. There is not much about them on the net, I'll keep looking around, I have another one over at the shop and I'll dig it out to see what it looks like in comparison. I still enjoy buying old trains but the things I find in the boxes along with the trains are sometimes more exciting especially if it is something that I have never had or seen in person before. I have a lot of junk that has minimal value but they are to me very unique pieces of junk that I can't part with and I'm sure someday they will be thrown out by my kids or grandkids.
Bum
Is there any indication as to the edition size? Such as 22/100 or any such numbering.
Brad
No - he just sold prints. He surly signed some of them, but if you ordered one it just came in the mail. I suspect you can still order them, and they would be as "original" as the first print he sold.
Al was a 2- rail O Scaler.
Norm, there were three Pennsy Power books. Pennsy Power III came out quite a bit after Pennsy Power I and II.
Pennsy Power III is quite a hefty book. I don't know if it is still available or not.
Dale
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