Toy fire engine
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 663575
Summary
A red, open-top bodied, fire engine. The fire engine has two detachable orange metal ladders which are held on supports above the fire engine. Underneath the ladders is a red box which has a hinged lid so it can be opened and closed. There are two seats at 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. Next to the passenger seat is a spare tyre. 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