Steam Engine and Agricultural Machinery Printing Blocks, c1900 - 2000

Sub-Series — Multiple Containers

Reference code: 178Z46.74

Scope and Contents

Wooden and metal printing blocks which feature steam enginges, wheels, medals and agricultural machinery and equipment. Some of the blocks have 'Savage Bros' handwritten on the edges. Some blocks are stamped by the maker 'C. W. Koppel draughtsman and engraver on wood, 74 Fleet Street, London, E. C.'. One block is stamped with the journal title 'Industrial Motor Review' and 'IMR 384'. Images thought to all be of items made by Savage Brothers Ltd.

Dates

Creation: c1900 - 2000

Creator

Smart, Billy (William), 1894 - 1966 (Person)
Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) (Organisation)

Conditions Governing Access

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Conditions Governing Use

Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material