Circus Wagon

NameMechanical Toy

Maker Ferdinand Strauss Co. (1914 - 1927)

Datec. 1910

Place madeNew York, United States, North America

MediumMetal (tin), paint

Dimensions7 11/16 × 9 1/16 × 5 5/16 in. (19.5 × 23 × 13.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.36.218

Object numberA.1980.36.218

DescriptionMachine made; lithographed tin plate, cut and pressured into shape; on moveable wheels; circus wagon holds lion and tamer whose movement is controlled by a key; driver sits in front of cage; number 93 on front; "big-show circus" written on top.