Original box for toy train
Bowman Models
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood, paper and string
Measurements
102 mm (width); 110 mm (height); 227 mm (length)
Place of origin
Dereham
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664207
Summary
A wooden box which has on the lid an impressed drawing of an American Indian with a bow and arrow. Below this sits an outline of a diamond and inside the diamond is written 'BOWMAN MODEL'. Below this is written 'TRADEMARK' and 'DEREHAM NORFOLK'. The lid has wide hinges on both sides and a hole for a string closure on the other. On each end of the box is written 'BOWMAN TENDER MODEL 250 RLY'. Inside the box is a piece of brown paper. On the side of the box is a hole for the string closure. The wood of the box is chipped. Total number of items is 3.
Makers and roles
Bowman Models , maker