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7 Hammersmith Terrace.(Report from Europe)
The Magazine Antiques
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June 1, 2005|
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Emery Walker's father was a coachbuilder, and when his sight failed the boy had to leave school at the age of thirteen to support his family. After trying a number of occupations, he went to work for a printer who was developing novel techniques for reproducing works of art. This was a field that suited Walker, who later established his own company to continue the experiments.
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In 1879 Walker moved with his wife and baby daughter to a house on the River Thames in Hammersmith, west London, around the corner from William Morris's house ...
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