Name/Title
Toy Horse, ca 1890Entry/Object ID
2025.04.003Description
One (1) toy pull horse. Horse figure is mounted on a rectangular wooden board, with red paint on the sides, and four black wheels, two on each side of the board. The horse hooves are mounted into holes in the board. The horse stands upright, with the front legs and back legs in opposite positions (one forward and one backward), to show a trotting posture. Animal skin (possibly horse hide) has been shaped over the wooden body of the horse, and stitched around the stomach, back, and neck, inside of the legs, and base of head. There is a metal piece nailed into the wood down the neck of the horse, where the mane would be.
Back horse or cow tail hair is used for the horse's tail. The horse has no eyes in the eye sockets, and there are two metal nails on the sides of the head. There is a hole on the front base of the board (possibly for a rope or pull mechanism to the attached).Made/Created
Date made
circa 1870 - 1930Material
Animal Fiber, Wood, Metal