Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

B/O FIRE DEPT. CAR

Date Range From

1955

Date Range To

1960

Materials

STEEL, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

1

Height

16.4

Length

25.0

Width

10.4

Description

B/O TOY CAR "FIRE DEPT." ON EACH SIDE & "FIRE DEPT. NO. 12" ON REAR MOUNTED SPARE TIRE COVER. RED LIGHT ON HOOD, HELMETED FIREMAN IN DRIVERS SEAT C/W UNIFORM. TAKES 2 "D" BATTERIES. IN WORKING ORDER. FIREMAN'S ARMS ELASTICIZED TO TURN WITH STEERING WHEEL. SMALL BELL ATTACHED TO SIDE OF WINDSHIELD FRAME. "MADE IN JAPAN".

Subjects

TOY

Historical Association

LEISURE

History

UNKNOWN MAKER. DONOR SAYS TOY HAS BEEN IN FAMILY FOR MANY YEARS, THINKS IT WAS A CHRISTMAS GIFT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE PERMANENT FILE RE. MATERIAL PROVIDED BY DONOR IN 2011. *** INFORMATION BELOW PROVIDED BY DONOR AT THE REQUEST OF THE GALT IN 2010. “TOY FOR OUR SON WHO WAS BORN IN 1954. VERY POPULAR.” ***

Catalogue Number

P19930003003

Acquisition Date

1993-02

Collection

Museum

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