Toy Cart

Name/Title

Toy Cart

Entry/Object ID

2020.22.68a-dd

Description

Boxed wooden toy cart and beads. The box shows an illustration of the cart filled with beads and a string along with the label, "1491 BEAD CART". The cart itself is a shallow wooden rectangular box with red wheels and pink string culminating in an oval, red bead for pulling. The cart contains seven oval red beads, five oval blue beads, three oval green beads, three cylindrical red beads, five cylindrical green beads, two cylindrical yellow beads, two round red beads, and two round yellow beads.

Context

Made by Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company in Brandon, VT

Acquisition

Accession

2020.22

Source or Donor

Herrmann, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Newton & Thompson Manufacturing Company

Date made

circa 1940 - circa 1950

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bead, Stringing

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy, Pull

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Bead, Toy

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall (box)

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

4-3/8 in

Length

8-3/8 in

Material

Wood, Cardboard