Steam toy
Hess
Category
Toys
Date
1915
Materials
Metal
Measurements
100 mm (length); 123 mm (width); 100 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665153
Summary
A model steam hammer consisting of two upright black and orange metal pillars linked together by two horizontal orange bars. Threaded through these bars are two vertical metal hammers which move up and down when hit by pegs on a horizontal rod, driven by a power take off wheel (fly wheel). The whole rests on a blue-grey rectangular base.
Marks and inscriptions
On the base: '60'
Makers and roles
Hess , maker