Toy Streetcar Rendered by Michael Fallon (artist), c. 1942 watercolor and graphite on paperboard overall: 30.7 x 40.7 cm (12 1/16 x 16 in.) Original IAD Object: 12" high; 21" long; 8" wide Index of American Design 1943.8.7804 Not on View |
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Pull toys, set on wheels, provided animation to heighten a child's pleasure. Pull toys were frequently made of wood, as in this streetcar model of about 1885. Inscribed with the owner's name, Vera, this handmade toy is of pine. The sides have sawn-out decorations of crescents, and the windows of the ends and cupola are backed with colored glass. There is a hole on top to insert a candle.
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