Practical joke toy
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1930
Materials
Cardboard and metal.
Measurements
Matchbox - 60 mm (length); 38 mm (width); 22 mm (height), Key - 36 mm (length)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660740
Summary
A clockwork matchbox with a small metal clockwork key (circa 1930s). This key has two small holes in the handle and is slightly rusty. The matchbox is cardboard with purple edges. At the top is a cream paper label printed with Swedish writing. This writing reads 'Sakerhets-Tandsticksfabrik. Paraffinerade. Sakerhets Tandstickor', which is its trade mark. Below are four illustrations of coins with pictures of men inside. There is more Swedish writing, written below. Inside the matchbox is a clockwork mechanism. Total number of items is 2.