The Crawling Beetle
Toy Beetle
ca. 1895 (manufactured)
ca. 1895 (manufactured)
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A clockwork toy beetle complete with its original box.When wound up the beetle crawls along. Patented in the U.S.A. 23/4/1895, also in Germany (D.R.) and England.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Crawling Beetle (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tinplate |
| Brief description | Clockwork toy crawling beetle made by Ernst Paul Lehmann in Germany about 1895 |
| Physical description | A clockwork toy beetle complete with its original box.When wound up the beetle crawls along. Patented in the U.S.A. 23/4/1895, also in Germany (D.R.) and England. |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'E.P.L.' (Trademark; on the box) |
| Credit line | Given by Wing Commander H. J. Williams |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Accession number | MISC.1:1-1965 |
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| Record created | February 5, 2004 |
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