Pullalong toy
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and Metal
Measurements
Base - 165mm (Length) x 60mm (Width) x 15mm (Depth); Wheels - 40mm (Diameter) x 10mm (Width)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672249
Summary
A child's wooden pull-along truck comprising of a wooden base, with a piece of wood along the centre of the base, four revolving wooden wheels and two wooden axles. At one end is a length of string, fixed with a knot through a hole drilled in the centre piece, enabling the toy to be pulled along. The axles are held in place by four metal eyelets and are separated from the base by metal washers.
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.