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Description: | Polytechnic exhibitions first appeared in Newcastle in the 1840s and reflected the growing interest in science in the region. The exhibitions combined paintings with models of mechanical inventions and were extremely popular.This song was written for the 1848 exhibition by Robert Emery. The exhibition was held in a gallery near the Academy of Arts on Blackett Street. The song describes the visit of a fictional keelboat skipper to the exhibition and was distributed as an advertisement for the event.The author, Robert Emery, was born in 1794 at Edinburgh but moved to Newcastle at an early age. He served his apprenticeship as a printer with the well known bookseller Angus. Author of some of the region's most celebrated songs such as the 'Sandgate pant' and 'Hydrophobie', Emery died on 28th March 1871, at the age of 77.This song is part of the John Bell Collection. ; A collection of broadsheets on various subjects, with manuscript notes in the hand of John Bell. | Publisher: | printed at the exhibition | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle University | Subjects: | entertainment and sport Leisure science & exhibitions & education | Temporal: | start=1841;end=1860; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:N0502702 | Go to resource |
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