Toy garage
Tecalemit
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1930 - circa 1950
Materials
Metal
Measurements
243 mm (length); 128 mm (width); 72 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665384
Summary
A printed or painted metal garage (circa 1930 to circa 1950) consisting of a paved green forecourt with four red petrol pumps and a showroom of hire and used cars. Each of the pumps dispenses a different brand of petrol, which are from left to right: BP, something indecipherable, Shell and Esso. Neither the BP nor the Esso pumps have their hoses, whilst the other two pumps do. The showroom has double doors in the centre painted red, and the two flanking windows displaying hire and used cars have red window frames.
Marks and inscriptions
On the rectangular base.: 'IN/ OUT/ MADE IN ENGLAND' On the showroom.: 'OPEN DAY AND NIGHT/ HIRE CARS USED CARS/ TECALEMIT'
Makers and roles
Tecalemit, maker