Tintin. Chromo Tintin. Seeing and Knowing. Hergé. 1955. Automobile. Series 7. No. 6. Fourness steam engine.

Chromo Tintin. See and Know. Casterman.
1955.
Automobile. Origin 1900. Series 7.
N.6.- Fourness steam engine. Great Britain. 1788.
Good condition except upper right corner very slightly folded and lower left corner slightly rubbed (see photos).
Glossy paper.
8 inches by 5 inches or 19.5 cm by 12.8 cm.

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Two innovations made this machine interesting: The pear-shaped boiler surrounded by the firebox and connected to a group of three vertical cylinders; and the oblique sleeve which served to reject the smoke released by the chimney towards the rear... But look how the poor driver was sitting!

Wishing to evoke through Tintin the history of means of transport, peoples, countries, etc., Hergé developed the Chromos project with the help of E.P. Jacobs.
The first images appeared in 1946 in the Tintin magazine and the chromos could be obtained in exchange for Tintin stamps.
Initially broader, the project narrows down and becomes the history of means of transport.
The 300 existing chromos are signed Hergé and appear in two stages.
First in collaboration with E.P.Jacobs appeared the series AÉROSTATION and CHEMINS DE FER
Then in collaboration with J. Martin appeared the series THE AUTOMOBILE FROM THE ORIGINS TO 1900. AVIATION WAR 1939-45. AVIATION FROM THE ORIGINS TO 1914. THE NAVY FROM THE ORIGINS TO 1700. THE NAVY FROM 1700 TO 1800



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