Travel in 1835. Leicester and Swannington train hauled by "Samson"

Made:: 1951 in England

artist:: Cuthbert Hamilton

Travel in 1835. Leicester and Swannington train hauled by "Samson"

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Painting, oil (on board?) by Cuthbert. Hamilton Ellis. 'Travel in 1835'. Leicester and Swannington train hauled by Samson, the first locomotive in the world to be fitted with a whistle, then known as a steam trumpet. Original painting for British Railways (London Midland Region) carriage print, 1951. Framed and glazed (perspex).

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Category:: Pictorial Collection (Railway)

Object Number:: 1976-9280

Materials:: oil paint

Measurements:: overall; frame: 301 mm x 706 mm x 22 mm,
overall; image: 183 mm x 573 mm

type:: painting, oil painting and carriage print artwork

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