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The Penny Mechanic

Heppel, Robert Thompson
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https://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/193423
Date
1837-1847
Description
Four items: A broadside containing a satirical glee and verses about Mr. Green and his balloons. A cartoon showing London monuments conversing about an impending earthquake and a sky full of balloons "to be lent on hire during the earthquake." Two clippings of mechanical illustrations of gas balloon inflation.
 
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Subject
Political satire, English, Musical parodies, Mechanics, Poetry, Balloons (aircraft)
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No Copyright - United States http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/
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