Printed upon the ice, on the River Thames, February 5, 1814.
A woodcut souvenir ticket, as permanent proof that you had walked on the frozen river, printed directly on the frozen River Thames during the final frost fair of 1814.
| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | English |
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[London] :
[Wm. Fisher?],
1814.
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| Summary: | A woodcut souvenir ticket, as permanent proof that you had walked on the frozen river, printed directly on the frozen River Thames during the final frost fair of 1814. |
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| Item Description: | Caption title. 4 lines of verse. To make their souvenirs more unique or "authentic," printers would specify the nearest "stairs" (the stone steps leading from the street down to the riverbank). Printed at "swan stairs", at the end of Swan Lane, near to where London Bridge now spans the river. |
| Physical Description: | 1 ticket ; 46 x 75 mm |