Cowboy
W. Britain
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1913
Materials
Metal and carboard
Measurements
Each cowboy - 87 mm (length); 26 mm (width); 76 mm (height), Box - 458 mm (length); 87 mm (width); 30 mm (height), Lid - 462 mm (length); 92 mm (width); 19 mm (height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664501
Summary
A cardboard box with a separate lid in which there are five metal models of mounted cowboys. Two wear red shirts and brown trousers, and ride dark brown horses. These two have right arms which pivot at the shoulder and carry a pistol in their right hand. Two wear brown shirts and brown trousers, and ride mid-brown horses; these have fixed arms and carry lassos made of wire. One wears a grey shirt and brown trousers, and rides a mid-brown horse; his right arm pivots at the shoulder and carries a pistol. Also in the box is a rectangular piece of cardboard with holes in it where the models were originally attached. The box and lid are covered in red paper and there is a pale green printed label on the top of the lid bearing the words 'Cowboys Mounted Manufactured By W. Britain In London England'. This set was introduced in 1913 Total number of items is 8.
Marks and inscriptions
End of the lid: 'COWBOYS No. 179'
Makers and roles
W. Britain, maker