Lettering color on early steam

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Gold leaf is a thin foil of actual gold metal. It is applied over a "ground"
color (usually buff), and I assume some sort of adhesive is used. Generally,
a black outline was then painted around the lettering. The reason for going
to dulux  imitation gold, naturally, is cost. Lower cost for raw material
and much less labor. And, generally no black outline, further reducing labor
cost.   Jim Nichols

 

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In generic terms, what is gold leaf comprised of? and how is it applied to
the prototypes?
 
Thanks,
Dave Willis
(blt 1962, c/n 4)
 

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> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 06:20:27 -0400

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> It appears to me, that in VERY early photos of N&W locomotives (perhaps 

> freight only) that the lettering is white rather than gold, for example

the 

> picture of the first loco produced by Roanoke. Anyone else have data?

> Jim Cochran

> dcochran116 at roadrunner.com

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> > Joe

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> > I have drawing F1154 Oct 24 1884 shows gold leaf on passenger tenders 

> > and gold paint on

> > fright locomotive tenders

> >

> > Larry Evans

> > Kenova, WV

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> >> Gentlemen,

> >> I've been asked by a model company to supply info about the lettering

on 

> >> early N&W steam. My information is that the lettering color on both 

> >> passenger and freight pre-1900 steam was gold leaf. Can anyone confirm 

> >> or deny that?

> >> Thanks

> >> Joe Giannovario

> >> O Scale Trains Magazine

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