Author Archives: henry Horner
Model Locomotives
Mechanical inventions soon give rise to models of them. This was certainly true of railway locomotives. After the opening of the world’s first passenger line, between Stockton and Darlington in 1825, it wasn’t long before models of the engine and coaches were made. These early replicas were often quite crude and are sometimes called carpet […]
Moorcroft Pottery
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World of Postcards
In Great Britain, it was not until 1894 that the Post Office started their private publication of cards that could be mailed with a stamp. Even after 1894, picture postcards did not become immediately successful, the early examples were of seaside and city views rather than subjects or themes. The Boer War and royal events […]
George Jones Majolica
English potters have often looked overseas for ideas. In the 1700’s inspiration mainly came from Asia (especially China and Japan) and from Europe (particularly Dresden and Sevres.) From about 1760 the ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman world began to exert a massive influence on art and architecture. This looking into the past for ideas continued […]
