Horse and Rider
1960s-1970s (manufactured)
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The horse and rider are of lithographed tinplate cast in two halves along the length and held by tongue and slot joints. The rider and the horse's legs are separately attached. The horse is brown with red; yellow; white; blue and black trim. The ears are of dark brown rubber and the reins an orange thread. The rider represents a cowboy and is pink with light and dark blue; white; yellow; red; green and orange. The integral key is under the body of the horse which houses the clockwork mechanism. When wound the horse springs up and down and tosses the rider about. *HAJI in a lozenge shape with MADE IN JAPAN printed on the left top of the saddle. Mansei Toys was established in 1951.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lithographed tinplate, with a metal clockwork mechanism |
| Brief description | Metal clockwork horse and cowboy rider made in japan by Mansei Toys in the 1960s or 1970s |
| Physical description | The horse and rider are of lithographed tinplate cast in two halves along the length and held by tongue and slot joints. The rider and the horse's legs are separately attached. The horse is brown with red; yellow; white; blue and black trim. The ears are of dark brown rubber and the reins an orange thread. The rider represents a cowboy and is pink with light and dark blue; white; yellow; red; green and orange. The integral key is under the body of the horse which houses the clockwork mechanism. When wound the horse springs up and down and tosses the rider about. *HAJI in a lozenge shape with MADE IN JAPAN printed on the left top of the saddle. Mansei Toys was established in 1951. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | HAJI in a lozenge shape and MADE IN JAPAN |
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| Accession number | B.192-1994 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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