Artist/Maker
Britains
(founded 1893)
Station Master
Metal, paint
Each: 2 1/4 × 1 × 1/2 in. (5.7 × 2.5 × 1.3 cm)
Gift of the Arno G. Wolff Estate
2018.44.254.2ab
DescriptionBritains railroad figure. Pair of station masters (a,b). Hollow cast. No. 802. Station master has gray beard and wears a navy double-breasted uniform with gold buttons and a navy cap. Left arm is held to stomach and right arm is articulated holding a set of white papers. Figure has feet spread apart and is standing on a brown rectangular base. MarkingsImpressed on base: "BRITAINS / LTD / COPYRIGHT / 15. 6. 1908".
ClassificationsTOYS
