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- Title: Advert for Travers Brothers, hammock manufacturers
- Date: 1880; 1880
- Description: The illustration on this leaflet depicts a young woman, possibly a nanny or governess, putting a group of children onto a Travers Brother hammock. Hammocks became very fashionable in the 19th century. Adventure and exploration were frequent subjects of discussion and owning a hammock like that of African explorer Dr Livingstone was a signifier of one's interest in an outward-bound life.Hammocks were also popular within the British prison system for a time as space-saving devices. They could be taken down during the day and strung up using brass hooks to use as a bed at night. However inmates used the brass rings as weapons so hammocks were quickly removed from the cells.
- Format: jpeg; NULL; Print on paper
- Source: The British Library
- Rights: Copyright © British Library Board
- Provider: The British Library; Uk
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