ca.1851 (printed)
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Print with an an illustration of a machine being operated by two boys.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood-engraving |
| Brief description | An advertisement for a machine for making envelopes, with an illustration of the machine in operation. Wood-engraving by Smyth, after E. Wirdon. |
| Physical description | Print with an an illustration of a machine being operated by two boys. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs N. D. Hewett |
| Object history | This engraving and a photograph of the machine in operation are reproduced as illustrations on p.8 of the Festival Number of the De La Rue Journal, July 1951. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1959 . London: HMSO, 1964. |
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| Accession number | E.789-1959 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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