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Farm Labourer Pushing Wheelbarrow

Man and Wheelbarrow
1930s
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

walking figure of a man in dark brown cap, waistcoat and trousers, pale blue shirt with rounded up sleeves; arms to the side with the hands cupped to hold the arms of the wheelbarrow; on rectangular green base
wheelbarrow painted green with wheel plain


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Man Figure
  • Wheelbarrow
TitleFarm Labourer Pushing Wheelbarrow (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
die cast lead, painted
Physical description
walking figure of a man in dark brown cap, waistcoat and trousers, pale blue shirt with rounded up sleeves; arms to the side with the hands cupped to hold the arms of the wheelbarrow; on rectangular green base
wheelbarrow painted green with wheel plain
Dimensions
  • Wheelbarrow length: 2in
  • Figure height: 2 1/8in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
Cat. No. 291
Marks and inscriptions
  • J HILL & CO COPYRIGHT (underside of wheelbarrow; cast)
  • COPYRIGHT (across the figure's shoulders; cast)
Credit line
Given by Mr. Douglas West
Object history
Said to have belonged to Jean Margaret West, born October 10, 1929
Production
first introduced in 1930

Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.191:1-1999

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Record createdOctober 25, 1999
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