Steam toy
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1915
Materials
Tinplate and metal
Measurements
104 mm (length); 63 mm (width); 100 mm (height)
Place of origin
Germany
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665157
Summary
A tinplate model steam hammer with a tinplate man wearing painted or printed grey striped trousers, a white shirt and a green apron. He has jointed arms and his hands are linked to a 'T' shaped bar which is attached to the red tinplate hammer. The hammer is slotted through two brackets attached to a vertical blue metal frame. A power take off wheel (fly wheel) is attached to one side of the frame. The wheel is attached to a horizontal bar which in turn lifts the hammer up and down.