Toy ambulance
Teckna
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1952
Materials
Metal
Measurements
170 mm (length); 69 mm (width); 80 mm (height)
Place of origin
Denmark
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663572
Summary
A red toy ambulance with black wheels. There are two seats at the front of the vehicle for the driver and a passenger, the driver has a black steering wheel, these have no doors. There is a window in front of the drivers seat with some transparent plastic fitted into the red frame and the roof covers the whole of the ambulance The right hand side has two white square windows and the red cross symbol with a bird of prey holding a scroll. Beneath this there is an intentional small circular hole The left hand side of the ambulance has two white square windows and a hinged door which opens to the left. The handle is silver metal. The door has a handle which twists to lock the door in place. At the very front of the ambulance there are two lights in red, a metal grill (not painted) and a metal registration plate which reads 'K.673', this matches the plate at the back of the vehicle (which is a sticker). The four wheels have black tyres and a red trim and are fastened to the vehicle with silver metal nuts and bolts. Underneath the vehicle is the makers stamp which reads 'Tenka' and 'Made in Denmark'. The whole of the underneath is painted in black.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Anne Brydon in August 2010.
Makers and roles
Teckna, maker