This vintage black and white plate shows a number of locomobiles and a street locomotive. A traction engine, also known as a locomotive or "traction engine", is a mobile steam engine, evolved from the stationary steam engines used in the second half of the 18th century. They mainly coloured the agricultural landscape.
At Studio Wunderkammer, we are captivated by the vintage atmosphere of the Wunderkammer or cabinet of curiosities. A room in which the wonders of the natural world were brought together. Think of a collection consisting of taxidermy, fossils, insects, flora, fauna and scientific instruments. Basically.. Read more…