Toy horse and cart
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, leather, steel, tin & zinc alloy
Measurements
200 mm (Height); 445 mm (L)
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Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 288942.2
Summary
One of a pair of black metal toy carts on two wheels and drawn by wooden horses. The carts which have let down to form a step and seats for people to sit on back to back. They have a decorative curved wire rail around the top and one had red and yellow painted decoration. Each cart had two lamps on the front. (one cart has a lamp missing). The horses (one for each cart) are painted cream, they have leather harnesses and horsehair manes. They also have a small metal wheel underneath to help move them along. Horses front legs are damaged, mane and harness straps missing.