DONKEY FOOTBALLER
Donkey and Rider
1960s-1970s (made)
1960s-1970s (made)
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1. donkey and rider are of lithographed tinplate cast in two halves along the length and held by tongue and slot joints. The rider and the donkey's legs are separately attached. The donkey is grey with red; blue; white and black trim. Attached by a gold thread to the rider is a brown plastic football. The rider represents a little boy and is pink with brown; blue; red; black and white. The integral key is under the body of the donkey which houses the clockwork mechanism. When wound the donkey
springs up and down and tosses the rider and the ball about.
*logo showing two fishes in a ring or circle with the letts DOTT. G R inside. It may have been made by Mansei Toys.
2. box lid; card printed in colours to show the title and an illustration of the toy appearing to kick the football.
3. box base; plain card.
springs up and down and tosses the rider and the ball about.
*logo showing two fishes in a ring or circle with the letts DOTT. G R inside. It may have been made by Mansei Toys.
2. box lid; card printed in colours to show the title and an illustration of the toy appearing to kick the football.
3. box base; plain card.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Title | DONKEY FOOTBALLER (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | lithographed tinplate with a steel clockwork mechanism; printed paper |
| Brief description | Donkey and Rider; Japanese; 1960s/70s |
| Physical description | 1. donkey and rider are of lithographed tinplate cast in two halves along the length and held by tongue and slot joints. The rider and the donkey's legs are separately attached. The donkey is grey with red; blue; white and black trim. Attached by a gold thread to the rider is a brown plastic football. The rider represents a little boy and is pink with brown; blue; red; black and white. The integral key is under the body of the donkey which houses the clockwork mechanism. When wound the donkey springs up and down and tosses the rider and the ball about. *logo showing two fishes in a ring or circle with the letts DOTT. G R inside. It may have been made by Mansei Toys. 2. box lid; card printed in colours to show the title and an illustration of the toy appearing to kick the football. 3. box base; plain card. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | two fishes in a circle logo with DOTT. GR inside MADE IN JAPAN underneath. |
| Object history | The toy and its box are identical in construction and type to B178-1994; however the marks are quite different. It maybe that Mansei used a different mark or bought out the other company (or vice versa). |
| Production | Made by: possibly Mansei Toys; Tokyo Japan |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.180:1 to 3-1994 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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