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Not currently on display at the V&A

Truck

1940-1949 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pull-Along Truck and Bricks
  • Constructional Toy
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 20cm (approx)
  • Depth: 12cm (approx)
Production typeMass produced
Gallery label
This pull-along track comes with its own building blocks. It was made in England by Lines Bros
Credit line
Given by Mrs G Warren
Object history
Given by Mrs G. Warren in 1940s [85/53]
Collection
Accession number
MISC.427A&B-1986

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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