Torsion toy
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and string
Measurements
82 mm (width); 305 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663971
Summary
A jointed wooden jumping jack toy with an acrobat suspended on two pieces of string between the top two upright pieces of an 'H' shaped wooden frame. When the bottom two upright pieces of the 'H' shaped frame are squeezed together the acrobat revolves over the two pieces of string. The acrobat is jointed with pieces of wire. The 'H' frame is screwed together.