Weighted toy
Category
Toys
Date
1920 - 1929
Materials
Wood
Measurements
155 mm (width); 220 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660282
Summary
A Russian paddle shaped brown stained wooden board with pokerwork edge, on which are placed three natural coloured wooden birds which have a wire drilled through their breasts and which is attached to two wooden posts. A triangular pecking board is situated in the centre. Each side is attached to string attached to their chests, which passes through the board and is then affixed to a wooden block hanging below the board with squared pokerwork design.