Mechanical toy
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Tinplate
Measurements
58 mm (width); 145 mm (height); 98 mm (depth)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664279
Summary
This tinplate toy man stands on short turned up square edged skis painted beige. His legs are thin curved pieces of metal painted black. His torso and head are round in cross section with a central join partly open at the front, closed at the back. His torso is painted to resemble a white shirt and a black tie under a grey jacket with a green line forming large checks, and four brown buttons. His arms are moveable pieces of thin curved metal painted grey with green check, fixed on a metal rod through holes in the body. One hand carries a cream hat with a red band, the other a black stick. His face is painted pink, his hair brown and he has a smiling expression.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Miss F. L. Cann in November 1977.