Object Details
Description
This jaunty horse-drawn carriage was presented to a little girl in Washington, D.C., during the Civil War. When wound with a key, a clockwork mechanism inside the toy turns the back wheels and sends the carriage on its way. The Connecticut manufacturer, George W. Brown & Co., was famous for producing a variety of windup tin toys during the mid-1800s.
Credit Line
Millicent Todd Bingham
date made
1862
ID Number
DL.65.0013
catalog number
65.0013
accession number
254853
Object Name
Two-Horse Carriage
carriage, horse-drawn, toy
Object Type
toys
Other Terms
Two-Horse Carriage; Toys
Physical Description
iron, tinned sheet (overall material)
paint (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 5 1/4 in x 14 in x 2 1/4 in; 13.335 cm x 35.56 cm x 5.715 cm
place made
United States: Connecticut, Bristol
place owned; place used
United States: District of Columbia, Washington
Related Publication
Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Toys
Children
Family
Gifts & Presents
Carriages
Horses
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_314557