Pull-Along Toy
1920-1929 (manufactured)
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A wooden figure of a clown, painted red with a white belt, red and white ruff, orange boots and gold "pom poms" on jacket and hat. The nose is wooden and the facial features are painted The moveable arms are attached by a metal rod. Attached to the right hand is a string with a pearl at the end which swings to strike a metal bell mounted on a circular, yellow and blue painted block. The whole is mounted on a wooden platform painted green with one red pulling cord attached at the front. There is a hole between the clown's feet which suggests that the metal axle should be attached to a metal rod supporting the arms so that the bell rings as the wheels turn.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, metal and fabric |
| Brief description | Wooden pull along clown probably made in Germany in the 1920s |
| Physical description | A wooden figure of a clown, painted red with a white belt, red and white ruff, orange boots and gold "pom poms" on jacket and hat. The nose is wooden and the facial features are painted The moveable arms are attached by a metal rod. Attached to the right hand is a string with a pearl at the end which swings to strike a metal bell mounted on a circular, yellow and blue painted block. The whole is mounted on a wooden platform painted green with one red pulling cord attached at the front. There is a hole between the clown's feet which suggests that the metal axle should be attached to a metal rod supporting the arms so that the bell rings as the wheels turn. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Gallery label | This brightly coloured clown rings its bell as it is pulled along. Probably made in Germany. |
| Credit line | Given by the St John of Jerusalem School |
| Object history | Given by Mr Stephen Randall, St. John of Jerusalem School, Ainsworth Road, London |
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| Accession number | MISC.51-1983 |
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| Record created | January 28, 2004 |
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