Elephant

NamePull Toy

Maker Gong Bell Mfg. Co.

Datec. 1885

Place madeEast Hampton, Connecticut, United States, North America

MediumMetal (tin), paint

Dimensions9 11/16 × 11 1/2 × 4 3/4 in. (24.6 × 29.2 × 12 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.36.120

Object numberA.1980.36.120

DescriptionMold-hammered tin animal, crimped tin platforms, painted; cast iron wheels, bells. Gray elephant with red blanket on back holds two bells in trunk, stands on green platform which moves back and forth when toy is drawn; weight beneath platform strikes two bells.