Clockwork toy
Schuco
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Tinplate and felt
Measurements
55 mm (width); 135 mm (height); 70 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660239
Summary
A tinplate boy musician with moving arms and clockwork mechanism at the back. The boy's face is painted pink with moulded features. On his head is a green felt hat with a brown cotton trim. He wears a white felt shirt with a red and white spotted tie and brown felt lederhosen. His tinplate feet are painted black, the right with the inscription '[MADE IN GERMANY]' The left with 'SCHUCO PATENT'.
Marks and inscriptions
Left foot: SCHUCO PATENT Right foot: MADE IN GERMANY
Makers and roles
Schuco , maker