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Tino Saurier

Pull-Along Toy
1990 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Turned and painted wood, brightly coloured dragon, threaded segments of wood on a white cord which extends from the head to form the pull along cord. There are five central curved topped green body segments separated by orange balls, ten yellow rollers as feet maunted in pairs, and orange, green and yellow balls forming neck and tails. The head is painted green and has blue and white painted eyes and nose. The tongue and ears, attached to the head are of red and white cloth. The box is made of white card, painted in colours to show photographs of the toy together with details and guarantee signed by Heinz H. Lorenz.


Object details

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Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pull Along Toy
  • Box
TitleTino Saurier (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Painted wood and printed card box
Brief description
Pull-along dragon, brightly painted wood in threaded segments; Tino Saurier, Lorenz Holz Spiel, German, 1990

Box for pull-along dragon, white card, printed in colours; Tino Saurier, Lorenz Holz Spiel, German, 1990
Physical description
Turned and painted wood, brightly coloured dragon, threaded segments of wood on a white cord which extends from the head to form the pull along cord. There are five central curved topped green body segments separated by orange balls, ten yellow rollers as feet maunted in pairs, and orange, green and yellow balls forming neck and tails. The head is painted green and has blue and white painted eyes and nose. The tongue and ears, attached to the head are of red and white cloth. The box is made of white card, painted in colours to show photographs of the toy together with details and guarantee signed by Heinz H. Lorenz.
Production typeMass produced
Gallery label
This dragon was made by the German company Lorenz which make all its toys using wood. The toys are based on the Waldorf educational; approach of using the imagination to learn.
Object history
Given by Heinz H. Lorenz in 1990. [91/717]
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
MISC.353:1-1991

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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