Clockwork toy
Lehmann
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1918
Materials
Tin plate
Measurements
152 mm (length); 124 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665020
Summary
A tin plate clockwork toy of a porter attached to a red and black striped cart, labelled 'Express', via long metal carrying handles. The porter is wearing a blue jacket and black and yellow striped trousers. A badge on the porter's hat reads 'Express' and another on his jacket reads 'No.770'. A key (attached to clockwork mechanism inside) protrudes from the left-hand side of the cart as you look at it from the front.
Marks and inscriptions
Back of the cart: '770 /D.R.PATENT / PATD. U.S.A 2. DEC. 1913 / MADE IN GERMANY LEHMANN'
Makers and roles
Lehmann, maker