Toy train locomotive
William Bowman (1703-1744)
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
315 mm (length); 71 mm (width); 125 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664449
Summary
A toy railway locomotive, painted with green and black livery. The boiler has four painted bands, the first is black with the smoke funnel on the top, followed by three green bands, each separated by fine line gold coloured banding. The banding is carried through to the black roofed engine driver's cab. The second band carries the dome on top, the third a brass steam whistle. The locomotive has four driving wheels with pistons and a four wheel bogey in front.
Marks and inscriptions
Side of the cab, in an oval shape: 'BOWMAN/ PATENT'
Makers and roles
William Bowman (1703-1744), maker