Celluloid cover of an ink blotter used as a promotion for the Alton Railroad's Alton Limited. The train received two new trainsets in 1924, which were lavish.  At the time, the cost was US $1 million.  The trains had many luxury features, including the Japanese tea room shown on the blotter cover.
Alton Railroad
No date shown, but the trainsets for this were new in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:The_Alton_Limited_(passenger_train)" class="extiw" title="w:en:The Alton Limited (passenger train)">1924</a>.
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