Clockwork toy
Hess
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1920
Materials
Tinplate
Measurements
203 mm (length); 77 mm (width); 93 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660025
Summary
Tinplate clockwork car known as a Hessmobil, model number 1020. Red with black and cream trim. The chauffeur wears a red and black uniform. Black all in one front and rear mud guards and running board. Red and grey revolving wheels. There is a wind up handle protruding from the front of the bonnet, above which is written HESSMOBIL. The wind up handle is attached to the clockwork mechanism underneath the car. On each door is the monogram HJL.
Makers and roles
Hess , maker