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Black, brown, white and red painted boat named Zebra holds two bobble-head primitive figures, attached to a string is their catch, a brown and blue painted fish. This is one example of Smith's pre-occupation with the sea and his love for hand-made toys.

Woodblock prints include "Sam Smith", a sail boat, a man shoeing a horse, an eagle, an upright piano, a bull, a crown, a horse-drawn carriage, etc. In red felt-tip pen one is marked No. 1 and No. 2. Invoice No. is highlighted in red. These must be examples of the papers in which Smith wrapped his commissions.

The drawing depicts a house with two doors and two trees in the foreground. At bottom-left is a note in black ink: "short authorised version." The drawing is 1 of 3 samples enclosed with a signed typescript of Trudi, Angela and John Darme with illustrations and colored title page.

Typescript letter is not addressed or signed. There are ink additions of speech bubbles leading from the image of "The Founder" on the letterhead to the typescript.

Typescript leaves contain chapter 1 of Edward and his Marvellous Telescope and includes a one-leaf synopsis of "How the story would continue: "The story takes place in the small port of Harmouth. The characters are Edward, his grandfather (the Captain), Primrose (the Harbour Authority's steamer that Edward's grandfather was once the captain of), Major Swivel, Edward's telescope, The Mayor Ma'am, The Harbour Authority, and others."

Narrative typescript description of the Bioscope Palace as "the finest of that most exciting new invention, the moving picture play."

Depicts a house with two doors and a walkway in the foreground. The doors are colored blue and pink and there is a yellow ring around the house.

Depicts a dog in a witch costume, and a sheep laughing. "See page 147" is written below the tile.

The sheet depicts a miniature boat, a man, and a woman. "The ship of matrimony is a do-it-yourself vessel created specially for the Crafts Advisory Committee." Includes instructions.