The Golden Age of Streamlining

by Colin Alexander

Between the two world wars there was a golden era of industrial design when the benefits of streamlining were realised, allowing for reduced wind resistance, faster transportation and a more efficient economy. The Art Deco-influenced style was also a huge public relations exercise in the glamour-obsessed 1920s and 1930s. Its most obvious manifestations were on the railways, with beautiful streamlined locomotives in daring colour schemes on prestigious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445693348
• ISBN13: 9781445693347
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"