Toy Cart

Name/Title

Toy Cart

Entry/Object ID

1975.27.5a-b

Description

Cast-iron toy car consisting of a cart, horse, and driver. The cart and horse are painted black, and there are remnants of black paint on the driver. The cart has large yellow wheels and a deep well in the back. The lower back of the well releases with a hinge at the bottom. The sides of the cart are labeled "CONTRACTORS DUMP WAGON" in yellow. The driver is molded with hands in front of him, and the hands are molded into a ring to hold reins (no longer present). There are two long yellow shafts extending from the front of the cart connecting it to a black horse. There is a wheel attached to the horse's right front foot.

Context

Owned by the Wyman family of Berlin, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1975.27

Source or Donor

Wyman, Everett H.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Toy, Push

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

20 in

Material

Iron, Paint

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Berlin

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America