Autobus
Clockwork Toy
1905-1910 (manufactured)
1905-1910 (manufactured)
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Toy omnibus made from stamped of tinplate, lithographed in red and white with yellow trim, representing a Daimler double decker bus. The open top has four bench seats but there are none in the lower cabin. At the back on the ouside is the staircase. At the front in an open cab is the driver in brown livery and the steering wheel which operates a patented mechanism to turn the front wheels. The bus moves by operating a coilspring drive placed under the centre with the key bar protruding on the right side. The wheels are also tin plate, the back ones larger than the front ones.
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Title | Autobus (manufacturer's title) |
Materials and techniques | Stamped, pressed and lithographed tinplate |
Brief description | Toy tin omnibus made in Germany by E.P. Lehmann about 1910 |
Physical description | Toy omnibus made from stamped of tinplate, lithographed in red and white with yellow trim, representing a Daimler double decker bus. The open top has four bench seats but there are none in the lower cabin. At the back on the ouside is the staircase. At the front in an open cab is the driver in brown livery and the steering wheel which operates a patented mechanism to turn the front wheels. The bus moves by operating a coilspring drive placed under the centre with the key bar protruding on the right side. The wheels are also tin plate, the back ones larger than the front ones. |
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Production type | Mass produced |
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Bibliographic reference | LEHMANN TOYS, THE HISTORY OF E P LEHMANN, 1881-1981
J & M Cieslik, page 78
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Other number | EPL 590 - Model number |
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Accession number | B.9-1998 |
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Record created | May 4, 1998 |
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