Cast
Object number2008.37.19
OriginWilmerding, PA
MediumBronze
Credit LineGift of Gerald Price
DescriptionCommemorative bronze casting. On front: embossed twice (one upside down) is the engine of a train with smoke billowing out of the stack. On back, embossed twice (one upside down) is company information.Dimensions6.875 x 12 x 14 in. (17.5 x 30.5 x 35.6 cm)MarksOn back, embossed twice (one upside down) "WESTINGHOUSE AIR BRAKE CO. / CAST IN WILMERDING FOUNDRY" ; engraved/pressed stamp below "NP 249".
Historical NotesCommemorative bronze casting from WABCO. Part of a collection of items related to Westinghouse Airbrake Company (WABCO) in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania, where donor Gerald Price's grandfather, Peter Grillo, and most of his family, worked. Part of a larger collection related to donor Gerald Price's Italian-American family, one of the earliest to settle in Wilmerding, Pennsylvania.
Related institution
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Related person
Peter Grillo
On View
Not on view
1940-1949
I. and M. Sufrin