Toy fire vehicle
Teckna
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1952
Materials
Metal
Measurements
160 mm (length); 65 mm (width); 89 mm (height)
Place of origin
Denmark
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663573
Summary
A red, open-top bodied, fire vehicle. The body of the vehicle has a large searcher light attached, the light can be moved side to side and up and down. The light bulb has come detached from its fittings. The inside of the light is silver metal which will have worked at some point. There are two seats at the front of the vehicle for the driver and a passenger. The driver has a black steering wheel. There is a window in front of the driver’s seat with some transparent plastic fitted into the red frame. At the very front of the fire engine there are two lights in red, a metal grill (not painted) and a registration plate which reads 'K.673', this matches the plate at the back of the vehicle. The four wheels have black tyres and a red trim and are fastened to the vehicle with silver metal nuts and bolts. Down either side of the vehicle this is written 'Falcks Redningskorps'. 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