Object number
2020/30/62/1-2
Title
Fox in a Box,
Collection
Creator
Description
JoHillCo Colourfully illustrated box with an end-hinged lid. The box has a farmyard scene of a farmer and wife chasing off a fox, which has a killed duck or chicken in its mouth. The box mentions: Johillco Hollow Cast Metal Toys, Burnley, Lancs. On the base of the box are instructions to use the printed inside of the box as a scenic backdrop. A cast metal running fox with killed duck/chicken is the only contents of the box. Model by JoHillco from a large collection of British manufactured toy farm vehicles and implements. Numbering: 1) Box, 2) Fox
Physical description
Numbering: 1) Box, 2) Fox
Archival history
Museum Object Entry Form – 'Description of Object/Collection: Large collection of farm toys (to be listed in more detail on a separate sheet)...', Citation in publication [Newson, R., P. Wade-Martins and A. Little, 'Farming in Miniature Volume 2' Old Pond, 2014] (not in book nor online)
Production place
Walthamstow
Production date
1934 - 1940
Object name
Material
Dimensions
- Length 133 mm
- Width 83 mm
- Height 51 mm
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