Not currently on display at the V&A

Pull-Along Toy

ca. 1930 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The horse and wagon are made of painted wood. The horse is yellow and black with blue and red trim. The saddle, head and tail are slightly carved, the rest flat sided and cut out to shape. The back and front legs are joined together and are fixed into a central ridge on a yellow rectangular board, mounted on four solid red wheels held by metal pins. Attached by a string to the horse is the wagon mounted on two wheels with spokes painted on. The sloping sided cart is red with yellow, blue and black decoration. Resting around the top of the cart is a yellow hay frame with two horizontal bars at the front and three at the back.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted wood
Brief description
Wooden horse and hay wagon pull along toy made in England by E & H Grace Ltd. about 1930
Physical description
The horse and wagon are made of painted wood. The horse is yellow and black with blue and red trim. The saddle, head and tail are slightly carved, the rest flat sided and cut out to shape. The back and front legs are joined together and are fixed into a central ridge on a yellow rectangular board, mounted on four solid red wheels held by metal pins. Attached by a string to the horse is the wagon mounted on two wheels with spokes painted on. The sloping sided cart is red with yellow, blue and black decoration. Resting around the top of the cart is a yellow hay frame with two horizontal bars at the front and three at the back.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16cm (maximum)
  • Length: 32cm
  • Width: 10.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
'A product of E&H Grace Ltd.London' (on gold transfer label on inside of cart)
Credit line
Given by Mrs A. Dutot and Mrs Massey-Stewart
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
MISC.398-1981

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2004
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