Clockwork toy
Alfred Wells and Co. Ltd.
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1925
Materials
Tinplate
Measurements
165 mm (length); 85 mm (width); 63 mm (height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
National Trust Museum of Childhood (Accredited Museum)
NT 660017
Summary
Tinplate clockwork racing car and driver. Blue with black trim and four black revolving wheels, No. 2. The driver is wearing a red outfit and there are black decorative stars on the driver's seat. On the front of the bonnet is written in black BRITISH MADE WELLS O' LONDON. A metal hook, near the rear right wheel (as you look at the front of the car), is attached to the clockwork mechanism underneath the car.
Makers and roles
Alfred Wells and Co. Ltd. , maker