Toy, farm animal
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Chicken
- DATE
- 1980
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2011.0073.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Hen Laying Eggs ME 610
- LOCATION
- China
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 8
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Predominantly metal [presumably tin] bird has rigid and soft moulded synthetic fittings [ie. rollers/wheels on underside; comb, beak and wattle; cover for egg compartment in tail, etc.] Hen painted yellow, with red, white, brown and black markings and trim; underside of wings and egg receptacle in tail have bright silver metal finish.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 18.0 cm
- Width
- 11.0 cm
- Height
- 15.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Child care
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- China
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- North America
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Available in 1980s; possibly unused.
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
Recreational item intended to amuse and simulate genuine activity. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- " [Chinese characters]/ MADE IN CHINA/ 438 ME 610" printed on one side of hen body, along lower rear edge. Stylized flower graphic and "N.S.B." [?] printed on opposite side lower rear edge: significance is unknown. "1.5 V" and outline of dry cell battery printed in black on each of 2 battery compartments, located under wings.
- Missing
- Appears complete.
- Finish
- Predominantly metal [presumably tin] bird has rigid and soft moulded synthetic fittings [ie. rollers/wheels on underside; comb, beak and wattle; cover for egg compartment in tail, etc.] Hen painted yellow, with red, white, brown and black markings and trim; underside of wings and egg receptacle in tail have bright silver metal finish.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Toy, farm animal, circa 1980, Artifact no. 2011.0073, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/2011.0073.001/
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