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Model train and carriage
Findspot:
England
Period:
Date:
c.1890
Material:
Wood
Dimensions:
Train: L. 50cm; W. 15cm; H. 25cm. Carriage: L. 39cm; W. 12cm
This wooden train consisting of an engine and one carriage is painted with the initials of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, one of the largest suburban railway networks, which ran from 1846 to 1922. The production of toy trains began with the introduction of the railways in the 1820s and continues to this day.
Collection information
Collection:
Museum of Cambridge
Accession No:
CAMFK:418.54
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Reproduced by the permission of the Museum of Cambridge