Toy Car

toy car

Name/Title

Toy Car

Entry/Object ID

2011.35a-c

Description

Wooden toy car with a peg person passenger. The car is a rectangular block of wood with sloped front and back. Black plastic wheels are attached with metal pins. The peg person has a pink head with green facial features and a red body, and it inserts into a drilled hole in the top of the car. There is a red string attached with a green peg to the front of the car for pulling it. The toy is with its original cardboard box that is labeled, "SPEEDY RACER".

Context

Made by Gray and Foster Engineering Company in Brandon, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

2011.35

Source or Donor

Herrmann, Charles

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Edwin T. James of Shoreham, VT

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Gray and Foster Engineering Co.

Date made

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

Toy, Pull

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Car

Width

2-7/16 in

Depth

1-1/4 in

Length

5-1/2 in

Dimension Description

Person

Height

1-1/2 in

Diameter

7/8 in

Dimension Description

Box

Height

2-1/8 in

Width

6 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Paperboard, Cotton