Toy tractor
Escor Toys Limited
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1982
Materials
Wood, cardboard
Measurements
152 mm (length of tractor);130 mm (width of tractor); 75 mm (height of tractor)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659425
Summary
A child's wooden toy tractor manufactured by Escor with its original packaging (circa 1982). The tractor comprises a green base, red seal, red imitation engine with brown plastic steering wheel. The four yellow wheels each secured with a brown plastic nut. The driver is an armless figure in wood with a light blue body, pink head with painted face, surmounted by a red painted hat. On the underside of the tractor base is a brown plastic nut and a small blue rectangular wooden block. The driver was originally in a small transparent plastic bag. White cardboard box with a colour photograph on one side depicting the wooden toy tractor. Label on the front of the box reads MADE/IN/ENGLAND/Escor/TRACTOR/Colour may differ from illustration/. Total number of items is four
Marks and inscriptions
Union Flag sticker on rear of driving seat: MADE IN ENGLAND/ Underside of tractor base: on oval shape: MADE IN/ESCOR/Reg Trade Mark/ENGLAND
Makers and roles
Escor Toys Limited, maker