Toy carousel
Escor Toys Limited
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1986
Materials
Wood and cardboard
Measurements
Car - 114 mm (length); 55 mm (width); 30 mm (height), Base - 116 mm (length); 125 mm (width), Box - 244 mm (width); 245 mm (height), Each driver - 60 mm (height), Disc - 238 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Grovelely Road
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670309
Summary
A child's wooden merry-go-round toy produced by Escor Toys Limited with its original cardboard box (circa 1986). It consists of a yellow round disc with a central hub and eight wooden pegs on which sit four wooden cars, each car with a wooden driver and four wheels. Two cars have red wheels and two blue wheels, all held by metal screws. The four drivers each have pink faces with painted facial features and are in four different colours, red, green navy and pale blue. The disc sits on a red painted wooden base with a central peg on which the merry-go-round can spin. The original cardboard box has a coloured picture on one side and gives directions and manufacturers, details, in red, on other faces. Suitable for aged 1 year plus. Number of items is 10
Marks and inscriptions
On the Union Jack label on the yellow base: 'MADE IN ENGLAND' On the label on the hub of the base: 'ESCOR'
Makers and roles
Escor Toys Limited, maker