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Collections > Toys > Clockwork Fire Engine

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Clockwork Fire Engine

Fire Engine with crew and extending ladder, clockwork mechanism and battery powered lights, painted tin-plate. Marks: J.D.N.Made in Germany

Artist / Maker: Johann Distler

Place: Nuremburg

Object Type: clockwork

Actual Date: c. 1920

Century: 20th century

Material: Tin-plate

Museum Accession Number: TOY.1.106