Toy Lawnmower

Object/Artifact

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Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Toy Lawnmower

Entry/Object ID

2020.22.70

Description

Wooden toy lawn mower painted in yellow, red, and green. The toy has a long handle with a rotating cylinder at the bottom that turns when the object is pushed along the ground. There is a thin, rectangular piece of a wood that overlaps with the tines of a gear to create a "clacking" noise as the cylinder turns.

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 1944 - circa 1945

Place

Town

Brandon

County

Rutland County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Mower, Lawn

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Groundskeeping Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Maintenance T&E

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Material

Wood