Featured Interesting old Bassett lowke train picture / artwork folder

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  1. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Hey you lot

    Found this interesting Bassett lowke train picture today, in a graphic artist type folder

    Was wondering what it was for, and what even medium it's in,

    Any help at all appreciated

    Can't find anything like it online

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    charlie cheswick, Apr 15, 2019
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  2. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Is it original artwork?
     
    antidiem, Apr 15, 2019
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  3. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    Hi, yeah I get that impression, it's got a sort of layering to it, and I think the train track is photographic
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    maybe art work to use in advertising....
     
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  5. antidiem

    antidiem Well-Known Member

    Yes I think it's an artist's mock up. Very pretty.
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    we used to send art work back and forth for acceptance in envelopes like that...
     
    komokwa, Apr 15, 2019
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  7. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    Agreed. Looks to be airbrushed. Has some art direction comments on the back about the lettering.
     
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  8. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    I think the company did toy trains, so I suppose could be for packaging design
     
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  9. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    This shows a little better what it says on the back.....supporting what Komo and Anti said.....IMHO!!

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  10. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Bassett-Lowke was a maker of model trains, until 1953; I think this is an illustration of a model locomotive, not a full-size one.
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  11. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    Nice video of Bassett-Lowke live-steam model in operation:

     
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  12. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    That's pretty darn cool actually

    Were they a good toy train maker ?
     
    charlie cheswick, Apr 15, 2019
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  13. all_fakes

    all_fakes Well-Known Member

    I think they were pretty highly regarded. They did a lot in live steam, up to 15" gauge, and a live-steam locomotive in that gauge is very impressive.
     
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  14. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I'd have jumped all over that too and brought it home to gloat. (LOL)
     
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