Clockwork Toy
1975-1979 (manufactured)
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This toy is probabaly meant to be a bird. The colouring resembles that of a parrot. The clockwork mechanism is housed inside the body. When wound up, the toy somersaults using the arms (wings) to lift it off the ground. It was made in China probably for the local market rather than for export.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lithographed tinplate with clockwork mechanism |
| Brief description | Lithographed tinplate clockwork somersaulting toy made in China in the 1970s |
| Physical description | The toy is lithographed tinplate and the mechanism is housed in the body with the key protruding from the left side. It is red, blue, black, white and green. The arms are metal covered with white plastic and the knob of the winding key is red plastic.When wound up the toy somersaults using the arms to lift it off the ground. The closest animal it resembles is a parrot because of the colouring. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Clio Whittaker |
| Object history | References: This collection of toys was acquired by the donor while attending Peking University in 1978 and 1979. The majority of the toys were made in China for its own market. See additional notes, B. 106-1996 |
| Summary | This toy is probabaly meant to be a bird. The colouring resembles that of a parrot. The clockwork mechanism is housed inside the body. When wound up, the toy somersaults using the arms (wings) to lift it off the ground. It was made in China probably for the local market rather than for export. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.126-1996 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2000 |
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