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Toy Train

Train set in painted wood. The sloping track, carriages, engine and tender fit into a box marked "This train belonged to John Pease". He was eldest son of Edward Pease, who was known as the "Father of Railways" of East Mount, Darlington. In 1825 Edward Pease, in collaboration with George Stephenson, provided the first stream train service from Darlington to Stockton. This could be the first toy train set in the world. Size: Height: 7.5 cm; Engine: Length: 8.4 cm

Place: England

Object Type: train

Period: Victoria

Broad Date: Early Victorian

Actual Date: 1825

Century: 19th century

Material: Wood

Museum Accession Number: TOY.51