Mechanical Toy Collection
Toy, wind-up

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Copyright: The Detroit Historical Society
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Description Wind up toy entitled "Fantasyland", in original box. Briefly, the toy is made up of a beetle pulling other animals on a leaf. The beetle is red with stripes and polka dots a ladybug is painted on its back, but is not three dimensional. The beetle is wound up by a key on the side. The leaf is yellow, and sitting on the leaf are monkey in a blue plaid jacket and a red cap and shorts. Two brown squirrels sit behind the monkey. The squirrels can rotate. Painted on the leaf are a variety of insects: ladybugs, butterflies etc. and acorns. The toy moves by wheel. Marked : "Made in Japan, T.P.S. trademark. Rosko tested." on box.
Dimensions H-4 L-11 inches
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Object ID 1973.163.001
Object Name Toy, wind-up
Recfrom Historic Memorials Society / Mrs. Walter Frentz
Sub-category Toy
Subjects Toys
Mechanical toys
Year Range from 1953
Year range to 1956
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Last modified on: August 26, 2008