Clockwork toy
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1935
Materials
Tinplate.
Measurements
74 mm (length); 35 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660688
Summary
A tinplate clockwork Goldfinch made in circa 1935 in Germany. The bird is coloured red, yellow, black, brown and green and has a red felt forked tail, flat yellow feet and a yellow beak. On its underside, part of the clockwork mechanism inside is visible.
Marks and inscriptions
On the underside of the bird: 'MADE IN GERMANY/ D.R.G.M.'