Toy boat
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Stained wood
Measurements
190 mm (Length) x 30 mm (Width) x 15mm (Height
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672214.1
Summary
A simple wooden toy boat. It is made from a single piece of wood, curved underneath at each end, and stained blue. It has three holes drilled into the 'deck', one near the centre and two near to the other end, into which the passengers (catalogued as 672214.2) can be fitted.
Provenance
Part of a large collection of handmade toys and puzzles donated to the Museum of Childhood in 2019 by Nigel Briggs. They were made by John Doble, father of the donor's wife Hanne. He had worked with Nancy Catford (of the Nursery Schools Association), the designer of the toys, during the Second World War. Together they produced paper patterns that people could use at home as templates for thin ply patterns which could in turn be used to make their own wooden toys. Other toys were made from dowels and empty cotton reels.