Toy

Object/Artifact

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Virgin Valley Heritage Museum

Bottle horses and cart: This homemade toy was donated by Francis Hughes and belonged to his father, His father used to play with it running along side the irrigation ditch or down the road.The bottles simulated horses and would bounce off the road making a clinking sound.
Bottle horses and cart

This homemade toy was donated by Francis Hughes and belonged to his father, His father used to play with it running along side the irrigation ditch or down the road.The bottles simulated horses and would bounce off the road making a clinking sound.

Name/Title

Toy

Entry/Object ID

2015.44.0001

Description

A toy made by Charles Arthur Hughes to simulate a horse and wagon. The bottles would make a clinking sound akin to a horse's hooves when they bounced off the road. Charles would play with it by the irrigation ditch.