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Ride on Locomotive

ca. 1922 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pedal car in the form of a train engine, made from painted wood and steel, nailed and screwed together. The engine is mounted on four painted wooden wheels. It comprises a boiler supported at the front by a block of wood, a cab front with two holes cut into it for windows, and a cab back, or tender. There are two buffers at the back and originally there would have been two at the front, but these are now missing. The majority of the front of the boiler is covered with a disc of metal, and blue-painted metal caps are also used over the centres of the wheels. The whole is screwed and nailed together, and is painted red-brown with broad bands of green, with very thin lines of yellow.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wood and steel, painted
Brief description
Ride on wooden painted train engine, made by Model Supplies Ltd, ca.1922
Physical description
Pedal car in the form of a train engine, made from painted wood and steel, nailed and screwed together. The engine is mounted on four painted wooden wheels. It comprises a boiler supported at the front by a block of wood, a cab front with two holes cut into it for windows, and a cab back, or tender. There are two buffers at the back and originally there would have been two at the front, but these are now missing. The majority of the front of the boiler is covered with a disc of metal, and blue-painted metal caps are also used over the centres of the wheels. The whole is screwed and nailed together, and is painted red-brown with broad bands of green, with very thin lines of yellow.
Dimensions
  • Length: 71.1cm
  • Width: 28cm
  • Height: 42.5cm
Measurements taken from paper records - not checked on object.
Production typeMass produced
Credit line
Given by Hugh J.A. Bird
Object history
Acquired by the Museum in 1992, given by Hugh Bird [85/1887].
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
MISC.292-1992

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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