Collodion print on original mount, by Richard Henry Bleasdale of Aston, Birmingham. Hand-written inscription on verso: "Wylam Dilly Side view showing driving cogs & (illegible) from cylinders." Inventor William Hedley's sons William Jr (left) and George are pictured standing beside the locomotive. The Wylam Dilly was used to transport coal between the river Tyne and Wylam colliery in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Kodak Collection
- Object Number:
- 1990-5036/16454
- Materials:
- paper (fibre product)
- Measurements:
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overall: 220 mm x 274 mm
- type:
- photograph
- credit:
- Kodak Collection, National Science and Media Museum, Bradford
