Wind-Up Toy

Object/Artifact

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Wind-Up Toy

Entry/Object ID

2017.064.001

Description

Wind-up automobile toy "Amos 'n' Andy's Fresh Air Taxi," Characters loosely attached to their seats. Amos is the driver, and Andy is the passenger. When wound using the built-in key attached to the right side of the car, the taxi moves along in fits and starts, stops, shakes side to side then rolls along again, while the characters bounce around. The gear shift acts as the on/off switch. Marked "Original and Authorized Genuine Fresh Air Taxicab...Louis Marx & Co.".

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Armitage, Frank

Notes

Accession Date: 08-Jul-17 Mode of Acquisition: Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

wind-up toy

Created By

Brunckhurst, Cara

Create Date

July 27, 2017

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 1, 2024