1981.15

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Details

ID Number

1981.15

Category

Recreational Artifacts

Sub-category

toy

Item Name

mechanical toy

Materials

METAL, TIN TEXTILE, UNKNOWN PAINT

Measurements

overall: 36 cm x 21 cm

Description

Rectangular; red- and black-painted tin; man on top at right side (from viewer's perspective): wooden hands and face, painted peach; painted facial features; blue fabric coat, red fabric tie; gear mechanism inside (clockwork); man swivels during length of operation; mechanism works when a penny is inserted.

History

Donor said this may be a gumball machine. The printing on the scrap metal dates to June 30, 1906; therefore, the toy must have been made later.. Said by donor to have been in Eberwein.

Collection Name

Museum Windsor

Subject (Fre)

Y

Subjects

Children / Enfants subject

Eberwein person

Manning Hotel organization

Toys / Jouet subject

Windsor (Ont.) place