Artist/Maker J. & E. Stevens Company (1843 - ca. 1940)

Swan chariot

ca. 1887

Place madeCromwell, Connecticut, United States, North America

Iron, paint

Overall: 7 x 11 x 4 1/4 in. ( 17.8 x 27.9 x 10.8 cm )

Bequest of Laura Harding

1998.12

DescriptionCast iron pull toy depicting swan with raised wings pulling bonneted girl in shell seat, mounted on base textured to resemble water with ripples; white swan with yellow beak and red collar; girl in yellow dress and bonnet with black shoes; green base with yellow wheels; when toy is pushed or pulled, swan's wings rise and fall; underside fitted with bellows for sound.

Markingscast: on base of shell seat: "PATENTED/AUG 23/1887"

ClassificationsTOYS