Hen
Britains
Category
Agricultural and horticultural equipment
Date
circa 1921 - circa 1961
Materials
Metal
Measurements
Each chicken (min) - 5 mm (width); 10 mm (height), Each chicken (max) - 35 mm (width); 25 mm (height)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665603
Summary
Nine painted metal models of hens and chickens. There are three hens with yellow backs, light brown stomachs and red wattles and crests; two standing chicks with outstretched wings, yellow with orange legs; three yellow chicks on the same base; two yellow chicks on same base; one sitting yellow chick; and one pecking chick with orange legs. Total number of items is 9.
Marks and inscriptions
On the base of the hens: 'BRITAINS/ [ ]' On the base of the pecking chick: '[TAINS ]'
Makers and roles
Britains , maker