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Car

c. 1938 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Red metal clockwork car in a convertible style, with a green metal seat and orange dash board with movable gears, handbrake and steering wheel. There is also a spring lever on the left hand side near the moulded door and a whole where the key would be inserted at the back wheel arch. The back number plate reads Schuco.

Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Metal
Brief description
Red clockwork car made by Schuco in Germany about 1938
Physical description
Red metal clockwork car in a convertible style, with a green metal seat and orange dash board with movable gears, handbrake and steering wheel. There is also a spring lever on the left hand side near the moulded door and a whole where the key would be inserted at the back wheel arch. The back number plate reads Schuco.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Schuco Examico 4001
  • Patent Applied for in England-Schweiz-U.S.A-Japan-Italia -Espana
Production
Trade name Schuco
Other number
LOAN:MILTON.3 - Previous loan number
Collection
Accession number
B.43-2003

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Record createdMarch 16, 2004
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