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Toucans. The Zoo by Tram to Camden Town

Poster
ca. 1929 (issued)
Artist/Maker
London County Council Tramways (issued by)
Castle, Tony (artist)
Place of origin
London (issued)

Poster advertising London tramways, depicting two toucans on a branch with the slogan 'The Zoo by tram to Camden Town'.

Object details

Categories
Advertising
Prints
Transport
Posters
Object type
Poster
TitleToucans. The Zoo by Tram to Camden Town (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph
Printing Ink
Paper
Colour Lithography
Brief description
'Toucans. The Zoo by Tram to Camden Town', colour lithograph poster, design by Tony Castle, London, ca.1929
Physical description
Poster advertising London tramways, depicting two toucans on a branch with the slogan 'The Zoo by tram to Camden Town'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 72.3cm
  • Width: 35.4cm
Dimensions taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Marks and inscriptions
  • Tony Castle (Signed.)
  • Toucans (South America) (lettered in white next to the image of toucans)
  • LONDON'S TRAMWAYS / THE ZOO / BY TRAM TO / CAMDEN TOWN
Credit line
Given by the London County Council Tramways
Subjects depicted
Transport
Zoo
Toucans
Bibliographic references
  • Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1929, London: Board of Education, 1930.
Other number
8/C6 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2271-1929

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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