Toy engine
William Gittins (c.1855 - c.1915)
Category
Toys
Date
1908
Materials
Wood and paint
Measurements
600 mm (Length); 340 mm (W)
Place of origin
Erddig
Order this imageCollection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 1150439
Summary
Toy train. Part of a wooden train comprising an engine painted red and green and three wagons painted green. Made for Simon Yorke's fifth birthday by William Gittins, 1908.
Provenance
Given by Phillip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973
Makers and roles
William Gittins (c.1855 - c.1915), maker