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Open filters- Object name(s):
- painting
- Brief description:
- watercolour painting by Sean Bolan. Painted in c.2006, titled Swindon Junction Station, framed. Swindon Junction Station c.1842. The station is portrayed as it was originally designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, looking in the 'up' direction. A broad gauge locomotive sits waiting at the station platform; and in the foreground a small group of men, including Brunel and Daniel Gooch, are stood with bundles of architectural drawings presumably discussing the next stage in the development of the GWR.
- Collection:
- Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council)
- Object name:
- painting
- Object number:
- STEAM:2012/427/1
- Responsible department/section:
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8ea0f1fe-5eab-3501-bf08-f8c1782aec58
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8ea0f1fe-5eab-3501-bf08-f8c1782aec58, Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council), CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Ebony ruler, Great Western Railway
- Object name(s):
- ruler; ruler
- Brief description:
- Ruler; ebony, round, with inset ivorine label inscribed "Ebony ruler said to have formed part of the desk equipment of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, First Engineer of The Great Western Rly. 1833-1858".
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- Running the Railway
- Associated concept:
- tools of the trade and personal accessories
- Associated concept:
- ruler - measuring device
- Associated person:
- Great Western Railway
- Person's association:
- user
- Associated person:
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- Person's association:
- user
- Credit line:
- British Railways Board Records Office
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 1 3/8
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 34.925
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 30
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 762
- Material:
- ebony
- Material:
- ivorine
- Object name:
- ruler; ruler
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1833
- Date - latest:
- 1858
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1833
- Date - latest:
- 1858
- Other number:
- 1993-7252
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 147/717
- Other number type:
- file number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Tools of the Trade & Personal Accessories
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/27b5cf4f-3cfd-3f06-87e8-5f2ac0776f36
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/27b5cf4f-3cfd-3f06-87e8-5f2ac0776f36, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Title:
- Ms. letter
- Object name(s):
- letter; letter
- Brief description:
- [Ms. letter, ca.1840, to] J. Field, Messrs. Maudsley [sic], Lambeth / I. K. Brunel. [Re minor matters from previous correspondence; goes to Bristol that day. 'You must be pressed to bind yourselves 11 months from the date of the order to the arrival of the boat in Bristol in complete working condition'. Watermarked 1836; bears, in later hand, 'Great Britain c.1840'. 2p. on 1 leaf, holograph signed]
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Object name:
- letter; letter
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1835
- Date - latest:
- 1845
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1840
- Date - latest:
- 1840
- Object production person:
- Brunel, Isambard Kingdom, 1806-1859
- Other number:
- 1994-8/1/48b
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Archive
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7df3d527-66cd-3fc8-8c19-92d7a0b57589
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/7df3d527-66cd-3fc8-8c19-92d7a0b57589, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Title:
- S.S. ‘Great Britain’ 1:12 cut-away model
- Object name(s):
- model - representation; model - representation
- Brief description:
- Cut-away model, scale 1:12, of the screw engine of the S.S. ‘Great Britain’ original designed by I. K. Brunel, and two wooden components, unsigned, British, 1839-1862
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- watercraft
- Associated concept:
- model - representation
- Associated person:
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
- Person's association:
- association
- Associated place:
- England
- Place association:
- association
- Credit line:
- Messrs. Gibbs, Bright & Co.
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 38 3/16
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 970
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 37
- Dimension:
- height
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 940
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 50 3/8
- Dimension:
- width
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 1280
- Material:
- aluminium
- Material:
- brass
- Material:
- glass
- Material:
- iron
- Material:
- paint
- Material:
- wood (unknown)
- Object name:
- model - representation; model - representation
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1843
- Date - latest:
- 1843
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1843
- Date - latest:
- 1843
- Object production place:
- United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1862-34
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 25543 L.S.
- Other number:
- N330
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Marine Engines
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ce0e5383-46c7-3c2e-90cb-f006fb59fcb7
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/ce0e5383-46c7-3c2e-90cb-f006fb59fcb7, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Title:
- Coloured print of Brunel's design for the Gateways to the Suspension-bridge over the Avon, Clifton
- Object name(s):
- Print
- Brief description:
- Grangerised from an unknown publication. Illustration number 1297.
- Collection:
- Clifton Suspension Bridge Museum
- Number of objects:
- 1 coloured print
- Object name:
- Print
- Object number:
- GB 3493 147
- Object production date:
- c. 1831
- Date - association:
- Creation
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1831-00-00
- Date - latest:
- 1831-00-00
- Object production person:
- unknown
- Other number:
- 2020-147
- Other number type:
- Accession number
- Responsible department/section:
- Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust Archives
- Text reason:
- Collection online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/11619f97-2168-34f0-9a51-56b9fac433a5
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/11619f97-2168-34f0-9a51-56b9fac433a5, Clifton Suspension Bridge Museum, CC BY
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- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- photograph of the Brunel Singers
- Collection:
- Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council)
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RY 1985/227
- Responsible department/section:
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/35e4a98b-5f70-3001-9d18-d9cdfa816a2a
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/35e4a98b-5f70-3001-9d18-d9cdfa816a2a, Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council), CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Book; Book
- Brief description:
- Buchanan, R. Angus: Brunel. London, 2002
- Collection:
- Diving Museum
- Comments:
- With d.w.
- Object name:
- Book; Book
- Object number:
- 8956
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6e63378b-50e7-3d1e-a111-36d7b2ad8e08
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/6e63378b-50e7-3d1e-a111-36d7b2ad8e08, Diving Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Watercolour of proposed three-part shield
- Brief description:
- Watercolour showing a proposed three-part tunnel, with men at work in the frames of the tunnelling shield.
- Collection:
- Brunel Museum
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Acquisition source:
- Bonhams
- Condition:
- Apparently underwent conservation at the Ashmolean c. 1983, and was mounted by them; remains in the mount. In 2018 underwent conservation funded by the NMCT following acquisition by the Museum.
- Current location:
- TLA
- Dimension:
- 270 x 270
- Object name:
- Watercolour of proposed three-part shield
- Object number:
- LDBRU:2017.12
- Object production date:
- 1818?
- Object production person:
- Marc Isambard Brunel or Joseph Pinchback?
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2710f225-c228-3cce-af05-6aa24b370372
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2710f225-c228-3cce-af05-6aa24b370372, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Thames Tunnel opening commemorative medal, 1843
- Object name(s):
- medal; medal
- Brief description:
- Medal to commemorate the opening of the Thames Tunnel, 1843. Silver; [sight] [40mm] diameter, [3mm] thickness. obverse: relief of the Wapping Entrance with twin tunnels and grand staircase; legend, Thames Tunnel Began 1824 Opened 1843 Cost £446000. reverse: portrait head, relief profile to L, of and legend, Sir Isambart [sic] Marc Brunel, F.R.S. &c. Designer name at base of relief: J. Taylor
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- medal
- Associated person:
- Marc Isambard Brunel
- Person's association:
- depicted
- Associated place:
- Thames Tunnel
- Place association:
- depicted
- Credit line:
- Cater, W.C.
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 1/8
- Dimension:
- depth
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 3
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- in
- Dimension value:
- 1 9/16
- Dimension:
- diameter
- Dimension measurement unit:
- mm
- Dimension value:
- 40
- Material:
- silver
- Object name:
- medal; medal
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1843
- Date - latest:
- 1843
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1843
- Date - latest:
- 1843
- Object production person:
- Taylor, William Joseph
- Object production place:
- England, United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1924-453
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- 22
- Other number type:
- Making the Modern World Gallery Interpretation Number
- Other number:
- 24/2952
- Other number type:
- file number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Coins, Medals & Tokens
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/da502237-5069-3b40-a50c-9350468a603e
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/da502237-5069-3b40-a50c-9350468a603e, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Title:
- Committee of Trustees Minute Book (transcription)
- Object name(s):
- Transcript
- Brief description:
- Contains also printed 'Prospectus of Suspension Bridge...20 April 1831'.
- Collection:
- Clifton Suspension Bridge Museum
- Credit line:
- Transcribed by Geoff Peattie and Martina Peattie in 2020/2021.
- Number of objects:
- 1 digital file
- Object name:
- Transcript
- Object number:
- DM484/3/1(T)
- Object production date:
- 20 June 1831-29 June 1839
- Date - association:
- Creation
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1831-06-20
- Date - latest:
- 1839-06-29
- Text reason:
- Collection online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b418921b-572a-367d-ab3a-9247e39fe314
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b418921b-572a-367d-ab3a-9247e39fe314, Clifton Suspension Bridge Museum, CC BY
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- Object name(s):
- postcard
- Brief description:
- postcard showing 4-4-0 locomotive No 16 'Brunel'
- Collection:
- Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council)
- Object name:
- postcard
- Object number:
- RY 1991/321
- Responsible department/section:
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/42455585-db31-39c0-afbe-cfadad46d29f
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/42455585-db31-39c0-afbe-cfadad46d29f, Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council), CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- photograph
- Brief description:
- photograph of Brunel timber viaduct, College Woods, Penryn, replaced in 1936
- Collection:
- Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council)
- Object name:
- photograph
- Object number:
- RY 1971/205
- Responsible department/section:
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e0f2d636-b704-3bf4-a2d9-81bc31ec7b65
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/e0f2d636-b704-3bf4-a2d9-81bc31ec7b65, Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council), CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- postcard
- Brief description:
- postcard photograph showing locomotive No 5069 'I K Brunel'
- Collection:
- Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council)
- Object name:
- postcard
- Object number:
- RY 1994/10/44
- Responsible department/section:
- STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9d554809-89f0-3ae4-8719-17a618ad8fd9
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/9d554809-89f0-3ae4-8719-17a618ad8fd9, Swindon Museums (Swindon Borough Council), CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- 5029 Nunney Castle, Volume three (video)
- Object name(s):
- 5029 Nunney Castle, Volume three; VHS cassette; sound & film
- Brief description:
- Content summary :- The centenarian Kenneth H Le CH., the East Lancs Railway, the National Museum, the Brunel Collection, B.R.Worcester Open Day, Cotswold Venturer.
- Collection:
- Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
- Acquisition date:
- 6/12/1995
- Acquisition method:
- donation
- Associated concept:
- Cotswold Venturer
- Associated concept:
- rail
- Associated concept:
- transport
- Dimension:
- length (cm):22.5
- Dimension:
- width (cm):14.5
- Entry date:
- 4/12/1995
- Number of objects:
- 1
- Object name:
- 5029 Nunney Castle, Volume three (video); VHS cassette; sound & film
- Object production person:
- Tom Bodington Video Productions
- Person's association:
- Creation
- Person's association:
- producer
- Person's biographical note:
- person
- Object production place:
- Newport
- Other number:
- 1995.346/3
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- V6 system number:4010
- Other number type:
- other
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b018c05f-bdbb-3df5-a3f2-3b0d3764fd06
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/b018c05f-bdbb-3df5-a3f2-3b0d3764fd06, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Print of one frame of the tunnelling shield
- Brief description:
- Printed version of LDBRU:2017.03(a), an image in isometrical projection of one frame of the Tunnelling Shield, with a miner standing inside the frame.
- Collection:
- Brunel Museum
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Acquisition source:
- Bonhams
- Condition:
- Apparently underwent conservation at the Ashmolean c. 1983, and was mounted by them; remains in the mount. In 2018 underwent conservation funded by the NMCT following acquisition by the Museum.
- Current location:
- TLA
- Dimension:
- 520 x 420
- Object name:
- Print of one frame of the tunnelling shield
- Object number:
- LDBRU:2017.03(b)
- Object production date:
- post-1835
- Object production person:
- Richard Beamish, William Warrington
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fb8d1201-a7dc-338a-b331-fd0da20e9771
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/fb8d1201-a7dc-338a-b331-fd0da20e9771, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Sketch for a proposed cast-iron tunnel
- Brief description:
- Pen-and-ink sketch of a proposed design for a cast-iron tunnel, with captions in English and French
- Collection:
- Brunel Museum
- Acquisition method:
- Purchase
- Acquisition source:
- Bonhams
- Condition:
- Apparently underwent conservation at the Ashmolean c. 1983, and was mounted by them; remains in the mount. In 2018 underwent conservation funded by the NMCT following acquisition by the Museum.
- Current location:
- TLA
- Dimension:
- 325 x 205
- Object name:
- Sketch for a proposed cast-iron tunnel
- Object number:
- LDBRU:2017.18
- Object production date:
- 1818-04-10
- Date - association:
- Precise date
- Object production date:
- 1818
- Object production person:
- Marc Isambard Brunel
- Text reason:
- Collections online record
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2f452396-1c44-3329-b953-122fd1f9cc7b
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2f452396-1c44-3329-b953-122fd1f9cc7b, Brunel Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Object name(s):
- Book; Book
- Brief description:
- Brindle, Steven: Brunel, the man who built the world. London, 2005
- Collection:
- Diving Museum
- Comments:
- Quarto. With d.w.
- Object name:
- Book; Book
- Object number:
- 8957
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8cc45170-d4d7-3585-bbba-e251aa088c10
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/8cc45170-d4d7-3585-bbba-e251aa088c10, Diving Museum, CC BY-NC
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- Title:
- Model of Brunel's cotton winding machine.
- Object name(s):
- winding machine - thread; model - representation; winding machine - thread; model - representation
- Brief description:
- Machine for winding cotton into balls, invented by Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, unsigned, United Kingdom, 1800-1802. The first machine made was used at Strutts Cotton Mill, Belper.
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- winding machine - thread
- Associated concept:
- model - representation
- Credit line:
- Lady Hawes.
- Material:
- mahogany (wood)
- Material:
- felt
- Material:
- brass (copper, zinc alloy)
- Material:
- iron
- Material:
- cotton (thread)
- Material:
- complete
- Object name:
- winding machine - thread; model - representation; winding machine - thread; model - representation
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1800
- Date - latest:
- 1802
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1800
- Date - latest:
- 1802
- Object production person:
- Unknown maker; Brunel, Sir Marc Isambard
- Object production place:
- United Kingdom
- Other number:
- 1858-20
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Other number:
- M350-1858
- Other number:
- No serial number
- Responsible department/section:
- SCM - Textiles Machinery
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1e0cd9f2-f9dc-33e2-b180-775efa33d617
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/1e0cd9f2-f9dc-33e2-b180-775efa33d617, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Title:
- Inter-city 125 in the West Country
- Object name(s):
- poster; poster
- Brief description:
- Poster, British Railways (Western Region), "Inter-city 125 in the West Country", c. 1980 , pen drawing of I K Brunel in centre surrounded by oval illustrations of: Exeter Cathedral, the coast at Dawlish, Paignton; the Torbay Steam Railway; the Royal Albert Bridge, Devonportside; an old tin mine at Carn Brea and St Michaels Mount, Marazion, additional text: "Speed within reasonable limits is a material ingredient in the perfection of travel" (I K Brunel).
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- Posters
- Associated place:
- Royal Albert Bridge
- Place association:
- depicted
- Credit line:
- BRB (Residuary) Ltd
- Material:
- paper (fibre product)
- Object name:
- poster; poster
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1980
- Date - latest:
- 1980
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1980
- Date - latest:
- 1980
- Object production person:
- British Rail (Western Region)
- Other number:
- 2002-8390
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/93a3205c-62c3-3418-a8b4-bfa2529f0a8a
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/93a3205c-62c3-3418-a8b4-bfa2529f0a8a, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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- Title:
- Facts and Figures 1. Passenger Services
- Object name(s):
- poster; poster
- Brief description:
- Poster, British Railways (Western Region), "Facts and Figures 1. Passenger Services", c. 1950, passengers pen drawing of I K Brunel in centre surrounded by oval illustrations of: Exeter Cathedral, the coast at Dawlish, Paignton; the Torbay Steam Railway; the Royal Albert Bridge, Devonportside; an old tin mine at Carn Brea and St Michaels Mount, Marazion, additional text: "Speed within reasonable limits is a material ingredient in the perfection of travel" (I K Brunel).
- Collection:
- Science Museum Group
- Associated concept:
- Posters
- Associated place:
- Royal Albert Bridge
- Place association:
- depicted
- Credit line:
- BRB (Residuary) Ltd
- Material:
- paper (fibre product)
- Object name:
- poster; poster
- Object production date:
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1950
- Date - latest:
- 1950
- Object production date:
- Date - association:
- made
- Date - earliest / single:
- 1950
- Date - latest:
- 1950
- Object production person:
- British Rail (Western Region); Stafford & Co Ltd
- Other number:
- 2002-8391
- Other number type:
- accession number
- Responsible department/section:
- NRM - Railway Posters, Notices & Handbills
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/56c17e57-bbda-309f-9e55-7c95100ead82
Use licence for this record: CC BY
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/56c17e57-bbda-309f-9e55-7c95100ead82, Science Museum Group, CC BY
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