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  • Object number
    2020/39/7/1-2
  • Title
    Horse and cart,
  • Collection
    Peter Wade-Martins Collection of Farm Toys
  • Creator
    Louis Marx and Co. Ltd. (Manufacturer)
  • Description
    Marx Tinplate clockwork Mechanical Horse, in plain card end-opening box with red lettering and drawing. Fixed key. Yellow, orange, brown and black printed horse with one set of little wheels under one front leg. Horse inseperable from shafts. Small cart with striated horizontal yellow and orange printed surface with solid hollow disc wheels. Inside with a seat for the driver but no slot and no driver. Model by Marx from a large collection of British manufactured toy farm vehicles and implements. Numbering: 1) Box, 2) Cart and horse
  • Physical description
    Numbering: 1) Box, 2) Cart and horses
  • Archival history
    Museum Object Entry Form – 'Description of Object/Collection: Large collection of farm toys (to be listed in more detail on a separate sheet)...', Citation in publication [Newson, R., P. Wade-Martins and A. Little, 'Farming in Miniature Volume 2' Old Pond, 2014] (page 520 / image 7)
  • Production date
    1950 - 1959
  • Object name
    Toy, Model
  • Material
    Metal
  • Dimensions
    • Length 243 mm
    • Width 95 mm
    • Height 110 mm
  • Associated subject
    PERSONAL LIFE : accessories - recreational
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