Toy steamroller
Gebrüder Bing
Category
Toys
Date
1919 - 1932
Materials
Tinplate
Measurements
190 mm (length); 105 mm (height); 85 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Nuremberg
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667887
Summary
A tinplate clockwork steam roller toy, jointed at the wheels, roller and front of the cab. The steam roller has a green painted body with black and yellow stripes. The front and the funnel is painted black. The roller wheel itself is unpainted and fixed to the body with a metal frame, this is slightly loose. The roof of the cab is painted black and is rusty. The back of the cab is open. The two back wheels are pivoted and painted green with black struts. Underneath the cab is a hollow section where a clockwork mechanism can be seen. The manufacturer's name 'BW' is given in black ink on the front of the cab, with 'Germany' printed below.
Marks and inscriptions
On the front of the cab. The B is printed sideways: : 'BW / GERMANY'
Makers and roles
Gebrüder Bing , maker