Torsion toy
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1930 - 1939
Materials
Wood
Measurements
425mm (height); 135mm (width)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659904
Summary
A painted green and red wooden base with parallel wooden platform, supported by two vertical wooden posts, one of which moves within a hole in the base and causes the wooden figure to flip over. The figure is made from wood and has red painted facial features, red bell bottom trousers, a red and yellow striped top and white hat. His arms and legs are joined to his body by metal loops and his hands are attached to strings which run above his head.