Toy fire station
Teckna
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1952
Materials
Wood
Measurements
479 mm (length); 247 mm (width); 336 mm (height)
Place of origin
Denmark
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663571
Summary
A toy fire station made entirely of wood; the roof is painted red as are the garage doors. All the walls are painted cream and the base is painted brown. There are three sets of red double doors for garages, each are fastened with four decorative metal hinges. Each door on the left hand side has a metal handle with a latch holding the two doors shut. The latch on the middle door has bent which pushes the left hand door further into the building than it should go. All the doors are still able to be opened and closed. The middle of the building has a clock tower which stands taller than the rest of the fire station. At the very top there is a triangular flag in yellow and red and written in the middle is 'Falck'. This is attached to a yellow pole which is inserted into the top of the clock tower. The clock face is painted on to a semi-circular shaped piece of wood. The face is black with no numbers and has an inner circle which is silver. The clock hands are both metal. Underneath the clock face is a flat red roof. Between the roof and the top of the garage doors is the Danish fire station’s emblem on a silver coloured metal plaque. There is a border and bird of prey carrying a scroll which reads 'Falcks Rednings Korps'. The background is blue and this is fixed on to the fire station at each corner with a small nail. The inside of the fire station is one complete room, painted cream and with no partitions so that all four vehicles can fit in the building comfortably. In the middle of the base at the front of the fire station there is a word painted in gold and black, but due to damage it is unreadable. There are four vehicles which go with the fire station and they have been catalogued separately.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Anne Brydon in August 2010.
Makers and roles
Teckna, maker