Clockwork toy
Günthermann
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1925
Materials
Tinplate
Measurements
120 mm (length); 140 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659992
Summary
A tin plate clockwork model depicting a stereotypical representation of an Arab man riding a clockwork brown horse with black legs and a yellow harness (circa 1925). The rider wears a red and green outfit with a white headscarf and white cloak. A key (attached to the clockwork mechanism inside) protrudes from the right side of the horse as you look at it from the front.
Marks and inscriptions
Side of horse: S.G./ MADE IN GERMANY.
Makers and roles
Günthermann , maker