Fire Engine
1935-1938 (manufactured)
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Model of a fire engine with an extending ladder of pressed mild steel painted red, yellow and black with a clockwork mechanism and an area for housing a battery in the base. The ladder is raised by turning a wheel at the back. The ladder could be extended by turning a handle which draws in a rope (missing). When down the ladder rests on a bar infront of the driver's seat. The driver is missing.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted steel and other metal |
| Brief description | Metal clockwork toy fire engine made in Germany by Johann Distler in about 1938 |
| Physical description | Model of a fire engine with an extending ladder of pressed mild steel painted red, yellow and black with a clockwork mechanism and an area for housing a battery in the base. The ladder is raised by turning a wheel at the back. The ladder could be extended by turning a handle which draws in a rope (missing). When down the ladder rests on a bar infront of the driver's seat. The driver is missing. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr G. Cope |
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| Accession number | MISC.48-1976 |
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| Record created | February 9, 2004 |
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