Character Toy

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Artist/Maker	Schuco (manufacturers)
Place of origin	Germany (manufactured)

Mechanical figures of two clowns dancing containing a clockwork mechanism. Both clowns are dressed in pink felt jackets and black and white checked trousers. The large clown has orange wool hair and a black felt circle stuck to his head. The smaller clown is of moulded celluloid which has been painted. When wound up, the large clown lifts and lowers the smaller clown as they move on the table surface.

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Categories	Children & Childhood Dolls & Toys Access_to_Images 2003 SCRAN
Object type	Character toy
Materials and techniques	Painted celluloid, metal, felt, wool, fabric and glue
Brief description	Clockwork toy figures of two dancing clowns made by Schuco in Germany in the 1930s
Physical description	Mechanical figures of two clowns dancing containing a clockwork mechanism. Both clowns are dressed in pink felt jackets and black and white checked trousers. The large clown has orange wool hair and a black felt circle stuck to his head. The smaller clown is of moulded celluloid which has been painted. When wound up, the large clown lifts and lowers the smaller clown as they move on the table surface.
Dimensions	Height: 12.7cm
Production type	Mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	'SCHUCO PATENT' (on the right foot) 'MADE IN GERMANY' (on the left foot)
Credit line	Given by the manufacturer
Production	Reason For Production: Retail
Subject depicted	Clowns
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.104-1975

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Record created	February 9, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O92194/character-toy-schuco/

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