Dark Red Cast Iron Toy Passenger Car, c. 1900

Object/Artifact

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Alameda Museum & Meyers House and Gardens

Name/Title

Dark Red Cast Iron Toy Passenger Car, c. 1900

Entry/Object ID

1985.12.4

Description

Acc. No. 85.12.4 Subject Category: Toys Date or period: Circa 1900 Object: Passenger car, Toy train Description: Cast iron passenger car, cast in two parts and held together with iron pins. Four wheels remain from the original eight. Original dark red paint. Unidentified manufacturer. Size: H-4 1/2 x W-16 1/2 inches. History of Object: Cast iron toy originally played with by Samuel S. Haslett, Jr., born Alameda 1888, and brother of the donor. Acquired from: Doris H. Goodman Date: 2-18-85