Autobus

Clockwork Toy
1905-1910 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleAutobus (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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 135mm
  • Width: 85mm
  • Depth: 205mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'LEHMANN'S AUTOBUS 590 / MADE IN GERMANY' (Body of the bus)
  • 'LEHMANN'S OEST PATENT D R PATENT'
  • 'MARKE D R G M / PATd USA 12 Mai 03 & 22 Jany 07' (On engine front)
  • 'LEHMANN D R PATENT PATd U S A 13 sept 04' (On steering mechanism)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
LEHMANN TOYS, THE HISTORY OF E P LEHMANN, 1881-1981 J & M Cieslik, page 78
Other number
EPL 590 - Model number
Collection
Accession number
B.9-1998

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Record createdMay 4, 1998
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