Not on display

Tin Toy

1975-1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This colorful toy is hand held and is operated by squeezing the metal loop below the birds. When the metal, loop shaped handle is squeezed, the chickens peck in turn at the bowl between them. One end of the loop is attached to the bar on which the chickens sit and the other to an inner bar which slides back and forth when the loop is squeezed.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Lithographed tinplate with tongue and slot joins
Brief description
Lithographed tinplate mechanical pecking chickens made in China in the 1970s
Physical description
The birds are lithographed tinplate, red, yellow, blue, green, black and white. The underside is gold coloured. The two are mounted on a bar with a bowl between them which they peck at in turn. The toy is hand held and operated by squeezing a large loop of metal which is below the birds. One end of the loop is attached to the bar on which the chickens sits and the other to an inner bar which slides back and forth when the loop is squeezed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 6.5in
  • Width: 5.75in
Production typeMass 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 colorful toy is hand held and is operated by squeezing the metal loop below the birds. When the metal, loop shaped handle is squeezed, the chickens peck in turn at the bowl between them. One end of the loop is attached to the bar on which the chickens sit and the other to an inner bar which slides back and forth when the loop is squeezed.
Collection
Accession number
B.146-1996

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Record createdApril 18, 2000
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