Toy, Pull
Object number98.17.218
Manufacturer
Wolverine Supply and Manufacturing Company
(1903 - 1962)
Datec. 1939
OriginPittsburgh, PA
MediumMetal; Paint; Braided cotton twine
Credit LineGift of Spang & Company
DescriptionAircraft Carrier pull-toy with formed sheet-metal construction.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length (Not including string): 3.75 × 6.313 × 18.375 in. (9.5 × 16 × 46.7 cm)Length (of string): 32 in. (81.3 cm)
Length (Of toy and string straight out): 50.5 in. (128.3 cm)
MarksPrinted text on control tower: "Airplane Carrier / WOLVERINE / MADE IN / U.S.A."
Printed text on one end: "MADE BY WOLVERINE SUPPLY & MFG. CO. / PITTSBURGH PA."
Historical Notes#86 Airplane Carrier. Note on packing materials lists production date of 1939 for this item; the toy was still being made, albeit with different decoration, in 1954.
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c. 1944
1999
1938
