Social History — 1894
Toy clown
Mechanical tinplate toy tightrope clown in blue pointed hat, red jacket and gold tights. Suspended from a lead wheel & wire with a weighted base used to move the toy. Purchased for one penny (1d) from a London street trader on 22nd December 1894.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- 80.525/1007
- Object name:
- toy clown
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1894
- Material:
tin, lead alloy, paint
- Measurements/duration:
- D 20 mm, H 175 mm, W 12 mm
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
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