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Five Schools, Built to Deepen · Underground & Railway
The 'Rocket' of Mr. Stephenson, Museum of Science, Poster by E. McKnight Kauffer, 1922
Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) · Poster for the Museum of Science, South Kensington, 1922
Format
Archival pigment giclée on museum-grade matte art paper, color-managed to the source scan — the flat inks and stone grain intact. The 40×60 is the room-changer.
Size
$39.00
What it is
A 1922 poster for the Museum of Science in South Kensington. A black locomotive carries a man in a top hat, with buildings far behind.
Why it matters
The museum held Stephenson's Rocket of 1829, and Kauffer's poster named it outright: the Rocket of Mr. Stephenson of Newcastle.
What to notice
The headline runs in light orange above the locomotive, and the museum name sits below in grey.
The first fast train, sold by the newest one.
Provenance
- School
- Underground & Railway Posters (Various)
- Designer
- Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954)
- Format
- Transit poster
- Poster published
- Poster for the Museum of Science, South Kensington, 1922
- Source
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum · Cooper Hewitt 18447503
Rights: CLEAR. Public domain — U.S. 95-year rule (published 1930 or earlier). Gated by the poster’s own publication year. Cleared by registry on 2026-11-01.
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