Truck
1940-1949 (made)
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Rectangular red wooden truck with four wooden wheels, and a length of string with a wooden peg at the end for pulling the truck along. The truck contains nine square wooden blocks, and five rounded wooden blocks each with a central shaft so that they can be threaded on to a wooden dowel, there are five wooden dowels for this purpouse. There are four building bricks of wood, each with two holes on each of their six sides. The bricks are divided into two groups of two each and joined by a length of string. Each brick in the group is joined to the other by way of two shaft wooden pegs. There is a transfer print of the maker's logo on one short end of the truck.
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Materials and techniques | painted wood and string |
Brief description | Pull-along truck with building bricks made in England by Lines Bros in the 1940s. |
Physical description | Rectangular red wooden truck with four wooden wheels, and a length of string with a wooden peg at the end for pulling the truck along. The truck contains nine square wooden blocks, and five rounded wooden blocks each with a central shaft so that they can be threaded on to a wooden dowel, there are five wooden dowels for this purpouse. There are four building bricks of wood, each with two holes on each of their six sides. The bricks are divided into two groups of two each and joined by a length of string. Each brick in the group is joined to the other by way of two shaft wooden pegs. There is a transfer print of the maker's logo on one short end of the truck. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs G Warren |
Object history | Given by Mrs G. Warren in 1940s [85/53] |
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Accession number | MISC.427A&B-1986 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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