Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Offered is a wonderful b/w photograph of the Publix Theater Limousine/Train and driver. The Paramount - Publix Sound Train Special, the miniature locomotive and train which is mounted on an auto-chassis giving an appearance of small engine and observation Pullman. The car was equipped with radio receiving sets and microphone for speaking. It was especially designed and built at a cost of $25,000. It has a special four-speed transmission, a special clutch and a straight-eight motor. The limo has advertising of all sorts including an oval placard with numerous locations listed. St Paul is at the top of the list. Even the wheel coverings have Publix & paramount advertising. The vehicles were sometimes referred to as Paramount’s Coast-to-Coast Sound Train. They were used by the studio into the early 1930s, and were one of the first items to be liquidated when the studio entered into financial difficulty as the Depression wore on. The Publix Theaters Corporation was found in 1925 by the merger of the Balaban and Katz chain with Famous Players-Lasky Corporation theater chain. By 1930, the company owned 1,210 theaters in the US and Canada when the company changed its name to Paramount Publix Corporation. The photo is 7 ¼” x 9 ½” and mounted on linen. Very clean.
Price: 60 USD
Location: Tempe, Arizona
End Time: 2024-12-03T02:08:05.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Region of Origin: US
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Date of Creation: 1930-1939
Color: Black & White
Photo Type: Gelatin Silver
Subject: Historic & Vintage
Original/Reprint: Original Print
Type: Photograph
