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"Garden's a bit of a mess now, but you ought to see it at high water."
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Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Marvellous Machines The Wonderful World of Rowland Emett.
"You see they used to be in industry during the war."
Caption on reverse says, "The Far Tottering and Oystercreek Railway is located in the Festival of Britain Gardens, Battersea Park,. Designed by Rowland Emett. This is a painting of one of the engines." Postmarked 30 July 1951 my aunt says, " A picture of the train that I had a ride in yesterday, much nicer than an ordinary train." More details, including a link to a film at the National Archives, at; www.lakesideminiaturerailway.co.uk/fartottering.htm…
Card by artist Peter Barnfield in stock at the Titfield Thunderbolt Bookshop in Larkhall, Bath.
Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. Marvellous Machines The Wonderful World of Rowland Emett.
Machine designed to show the working of the economic system
the signature, Jensen, with a nod to Emett, had me wondering, who is Emett? A fantastic artist by the name of Rowland Emett, was born in New Southgate, London, the son of a businessman and amateur inventor. His grandfather was Court Engraver to Queen Victoria, and Rowland went on to create wonderful amusing cartoons of machines, many of them featured trains and railways. Nellie the steam train made her debut in the March 8th, 1944 issue of Punch, and a whole new world was created. The Branch…
Have allways like the art of Rowland Emett and found some plates of his whacky train drawings. One of his trains was made up for the festival of Britian in the 50`s running on 15inch track. This led...
Rowland Emett
"I say - that's awfully nice! I wonder what it WAS?"
(Soldiers crossing a railway line on rope bridge by a sign that reads 'Passengers must cross the line by the bridge')
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Example image by artist and painter Peter Barnfield.
Illustration by Wm. Heath Robinson.
