item details
NameToy, Trikey Tom
ProductionH.E. Ramsey Limited; manufacturer(s); Between 1940-1980; New Zealand
Classificationpush-pull toys
Materialswood, paint, string, felt, metal
Dimensions100mm, 170mm, 140mm
Registration NumberGH022166
Credit lineGift of Mrs J. R. Smart, 2012
Overview
This toy named 'Trikey Tom' was part of the original range of wooden pull along toys manufactured by the Ramsey Brothers (H. E. Ramsey Limited) in their New Lynn factory,between the mid 1940s and late 1970s. The range included the Mary Lou doll and the Buzzy Bee pull along toy. Many of the toys in this series were popular toys that many New Zealand children have grown up with since the mid 1940s.