Social History — 1905
Toy clown
Mechanical tinplate drumming clown. The flat lithographed figure has a tinplate 'pull' suspended between his legs. When pulled the legs and arms of the clown move to appear as if he is drumming the drum. Purchased for one penny (1d) from a London street trader on 19th December 1905.
- Category:
- Social History
- Object ID:
- 80.525/1565
- Object name:
- toy clown
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
- Production date:
- 1905
- Material:
paper
- Measurements/duration:
- H 83 mm, W 77 mm, D 22 mm
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.