Mechanical Chicken
1975-1979 (manufactured)
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The chicken is lithographed tinplate and the mechanism is housed in the body with the key bar protruding underneath. It is yellow and brown with red and blue markings. The feet are yellow metal. When wound up the chicken bobs up and down as if it were pecking the ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Lithographed tinplate with clockwork mechanism |
| Brief description | Lithographed tinplate clockwork chicken made in China in the 1970s |
| Physical description | The chicken is lithographed tinplate and the mechanism is housed in the body with the key bar protruding underneath. It is yellow and brown with red and blue markings. The feet are yellow metal. When wound up the chicken bobs up and down as if it were pecking the ground. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | MADE IN CHINA with Chinese characters and MS 006 |
| 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 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.131-1996 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2000 |
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