String toy
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Wood and string
Measurements
Cat - 121 mm (length), Whole object - 900 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665411
Summary
A toy climbing cat on a string (circa 1981). The cat is made of carved wood painted black and white. The cat wears a painted blue and white spotted tie. Through each of its front paws a string is threaded and knotted with a bead immediately beneath each paw. The top of each string is threaded through either end of a wooden rod. The bottom of each string is threaded through a wooden rod. When each of these rods is moved up and down the cat climbs the string.