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Horse and Rider

1960s-1970s (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The horse and rider are of lithographed tinplate cast in two halves along the length and held by tongue and slot joints. The rider and the horse's legs are separately attached. The horse is cream and brown piebald with red; yellow; white; blue and black trim. The ears are of cream rubber and the reins a yellow thread. The rider represents an indian and is tan with blue; green; red; yellow and black. The integral key is under the body of the horse which houses the clockwork mechanism. When wound the horse springs up and down and tosses the rider about.
*HAJI in a lozenge shape with MADE IN JAPAN printed on the left top of the saddle. Mansei Toys was established in 1951.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithographed tinplate, with a metal clockwork mechanism
Brief description
Metal clockwork horse and Native American rider made in Japan by Mansei Toys in the 1960s or 1970s
Physical description
The horse and rider are of lithographed tinplate cast in two halves along the length and held by tongue and slot joints. The rider and the horse's legs are separately attached. The horse is cream and brown piebald with red; yellow; white; blue and black trim. The ears are of cream rubber and the reins a yellow thread. The rider represents an indian and is tan with blue; green; red; yellow and black. The integral key is under the body of the horse which houses the clockwork mechanism. When wound the horse springs up and down and tosses the rider about.
*HAJI in a lozenge shape with MADE IN JAPAN printed on the left top of the saddle. Mansei Toys was established in 1951.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17.8cm
  • Width: 6.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
HAJI in a lozenge shape and MADE IN JAPAN
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.193-1994

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
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