Pushalong toy
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1920 - 1929
Materials
Metal
Measurements
263 mm (length); 130 mm (width), Chariot -176 mm (height), Rider on Horse - 132 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663985
Summary
A heavy cast-metal push-along horse, rider and chariot, made in Rajasthan. The horse is ridden by a 'child-size' figure carrying a spear in his right hand. It has four small metal wheels, each with small diamond-shaped perforations on both sides, are fastened to the legs of the horse with two metal rods. The two shafts of the open-sided, dome-topped chariot are attached to the sides of the body of the horse. It has two large metal wheels each with the same-style perforations.