Clockwork toy
Gunthermann
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1910
Materials
Tinplate
Measurements
170 mm (length); 145 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
National Trust Museum of Childhood (Accredited Museum)
NT 659995
Summary
Grey painted (and possibly repainted) tinplate pigeon, constructed in two halves, held together by metal clips. Beneath the pigeon are two black metal revolving wheels, to each of which a wire is attached, this is threaded up through the inside to the head which moves up and down when the bird is pushed along, a third wheel on a long rod to the rear provides balance. There is a black handle to the left of the left wheel. The pigeon has black painted eyes.
Makers and roles
Gunthermann , manufacturer