Range Rider
Rocking Horse
1950s (manufactured)
1950s (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Horse; rider and base of lithographed tinplate held with tongue and slot joints. The horse is black with white; red; yellow; blue; and brown trim. The integral rider is yellow; with red; blue and black. The whole is mounted on a semicircular base printed in green; yellow; brown; gold; black; blue and red to show a landscape scene; saddle riding equipment and the title. The clockwork is housed in the base with the integral key protruding on the right. It rests on a flat red bar and has a control rod at the front. When wound the whole rocks controlled by the flat bar and the rod. The lasso spins as the toy moves.
*The mark is printed on the right surface of the base.
*The mark is printed on the right surface of the base.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Range Rider (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Lithographed tinplate, with a metal clockwork mechanism |
| Brief description | Metal clockwork rocking horse and cowboy made in the USA by Marx Toys in the 1950s |
| Physical description | Horse; rider and base of lithographed tinplate held with tongue and slot joints. The horse is black with white; red; yellow; blue; and brown trim. The integral rider is yellow; with red; blue and black. The whole is mounted on a semicircular base printed in green; yellow; brown; gold; black; blue and red to show a landscape scene; saddle riding equipment and the title. The clockwork is housed in the base with the integral key protruding on the right. It rests on a flat red bar and has a control rod at the front. When wound the whole rocks controlled by the flat bar and the rod. The lasso spins as the toy moves. *The mark is printed on the right surface of the base. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | MAR TOYS over a large X in a circle with
MADE IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NEW YORK NY around the outside edge |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.162-1994 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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