Toy Train
ca. 1910 (manufactured)
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Toy carpet train, lithographed pressed tinplate, without any mechanism.
1. Engine and fender, black with red and gold lines, mounted on four wheels. It uses tongue and slot jointing and it is crudely stamped with sharp edges. At the back of the tender is a loop. It is a trackless train without an internal clockwork or spring mechanism.
2, 3. Passenger carriages, each mounted on four wheels, brown with yellow and cream livery. Each has a hook at one end and a loop at the other end.
1. Engine and fender, black with red and gold lines, mounted on four wheels. It uses tongue and slot jointing and it is crudely stamped with sharp edges. At the back of the tender is a loop. It is a trackless train without an internal clockwork or spring mechanism.
2, 3. Passenger carriages, each mounted on four wheels, brown with yellow and cream livery. Each has a hook at one end and a loop at the other end.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithographed tinplate, pressed |
| Brief description | Railway engine and tender and two carriages; Carette; pressed tinplate, Germany, ca. 1910 |
| Physical description | Toy carpet train, lithographed pressed tinplate, without any mechanism. 1. Engine and fender, black with red and gold lines, mounted on four wheels. It uses tongue and slot jointing and it is crudely stamped with sharp edges. At the back of the tender is a loop. It is a trackless train without an internal clockwork or spring mechanism. 2, 3. Passenger carriages, each mounted on four wheels, brown with yellow and cream livery. Each has a hook at one end and a loop at the other end. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Object history | Bought in 1983 [83/828] from R. P. Flynn along with several other objects (see Misc.96 to 110-1983) |
| Production | The engine is similar to No 909/2 in the 1911 Carette catalogue. |
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| Accession number | MISC.96:1-1983 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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