The Moving Spirit of London
Poster
1910 (made)
1910 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Colour lithograph on paper depicting a power station at night.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | The Moving Spirit of London (published title) |
| Materials and techniques | Paper, colour lithograph |
| Brief description | Poster of the Underground Railway by Thomas R. Way entitled 'The Moving Spirit of London'. Great Britain, 1910. |
| Physical description | Colour lithograph on paper depicting a power station at night. |
| Dimensions | |
| Marks and inscriptions | This power-house burns 500 tons of coal a day; it contains - 8 turbo-generators, running at 1000 revolutions per minute, developing 65,000 horse-power; to work 80 miles of railway 145 lifts and 900 cars for the use and benefit of the people of London. |
| Credit line | Given by the Underground London Electric Railway Company |
| Association | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1912, London, Printed for His Majesty’s Stationery Office 1913 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1479-1912 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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