Animal, Mechanical
- Object Name:
- Animal, Mechanical
- Object ID:
- 1967.016.02
- Description:
- Toy mail cart with two wheels (one missing). Tin, painted yellow. Hinged lid on back, with slot. Black driver in blue uniform, pulled by a gold-colored ostrich. Printed on both sides of cart body are a trumpet-shaped image, an image of an envelope, and "KAMERUN". Printed on back of wagon: "Musterschutz / Trade Mark / Schutz Marke / eingetragen." When in motion, the ostrich moves his head and feet, and the driver moves his arms.
- Material:
- Metal
Tin - Dimensions:
- W-2.4 L-7 inches
- Provenance:
- According to a Butler Brothers ad, this is an "African Letter Carrier." Kamerun is German for Cameroon.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Margaret Jackman Gesen
- Subjects:
- Ostriches, Carts & wagons, Africans, Mail, Mail hacks, Mail wagons, Mailmen, Toys
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