Toy aeroplane
Kurt Naef (1926 - 2006)
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, cardboard
Measurements
117 mm (length of aeroplane); 140 mm (width of aeroplane); 102 mm (height of aeroplane)
Place of origin
Switzerland
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659420
Summary
A plain cardboard box with a hinged lid. On the lid, in black, is an illustration of the aeroplane and printing 'Naef, swiss plane, Nr 9507 Design Peter Schweizer, Swiss Made. Kurt Naef, CH-4314, Zeiringen'. The wooden aeroplane is painted green and runs on two black painted wooden wheels. The pilot, whose head is a rotating ball, has a sad expression on one side and smiling on the other. There is a small knob on the top of the plane that rotates with the pilot's head. On the left of the fusilage is printed, in fairly small letters, 'Swiss Plane'. Total number of items is two
Makers and roles
Kurt Naef (1926 - 2006), maker