Clockwork toy
Kellerman
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1915
Materials
Tinplate and metal
Measurements
155 mm (length); 65 mm (width); 106 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660013
Summary
Tinplate clockwork pale grey horse, supported by a small revolving wheel, attached by a metal brace and string reins to a square green cart. The cart has two yellow wheels. Inside sits a driver (woman passenger) dressed in a yellow and red uniform. He/she holds the string reins in his right hand. A key (attached to the clockwork mechanism underneath the cart) protrudes from the top of the cart.
Marks and inscriptions
Both mudguards of cart: G and K / 500
Makers and roles
Kellerman , manufacturer Greppert & Kelch, maker