Clockwork toy
Fernand Martin
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1902
Materials
Tinplate, fabric
Measurements
200 mm (height)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659931
Summary
Tin plate clockwork violinist with painted facial features, wearing a black fabric jacket and black and white check fabric trousers, grey metal top hat. In his left hand he holds a brown metal violin and in his right a metal rod bow. The key (attached to the clockwork mechanism inside him) protudes from his left side. His right arm pivots to represent the action of playing the violin.
Makers and roles
Fernand Martin , manufacturer