Pullalong toy
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Stained wood and metal
Measurements
65 mm (Height) x 165 mm (Width) x 228 mm (Length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672228.1
Summary
A pull-along tray on wheels containing various shapes and sizes of coloured blocks (catalogued as 672228.2). The tray is made of wood - the underneath piece is natural colour, the sides (held together with tiny nails) are stained green and the wheels are stained purple. The plain wooden axles are attached to the tray with metal brackets, and there are metal washers between each wheel and the side of the tray.
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.