Horse and Indian
1970s (made)
The horse and rider are of lithographed tinplate cast in two halves along the length and held by tongue and slot joints and crimped edges. 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 brown rubber and the reins a yellow thread. The rider represents an indian and is tan with blue; green; red; yellow and black; it is made of moulded vinyl. 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.
*This is a later still version of B193 and 194-1994.
*This is a later still version of B193 and 194-1994.
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | lithographed tinplate with a metal clockwork mechanism; moulded plastic figure |
Brief description | Horse and Rider; Japanese; 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 and crimped edges. 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 brown rubber and the reins a yellow thread. The rider represents an indian and is tan with blue; green; red; yellow and black; it is made of moulded vinyl. 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. *This is a later still version of B193 and 194-1994. |
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Marks and inscriptions | it is not marked |
Production | Made by: Mansei Toys; Tokyo Japan |
Collection | |
Accession number | B.195-1994 |
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Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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