Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Luce Center
Pull toy: hill-climber duck
Object Number:
INV.8224
Date:
1900-1930
Medium:
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 x 8 1/2 x 4 in. ( 17.8 x 21.6 x 10.2 cm )
Description:
Tinned sheet iron inertial flywheel-powered duck with three cast iron wheels; beak and eyes painted yellow; wings attached with rivets to center of back.
Gallery Label:
The original patent (U.S. Letters Patent 593,174) was given to Israel and Edith Boyer on November 2, 1897 for a "Locomotive Toy."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
