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Cow and calf pull toy

Date1875-1900

OriginEurope, Germany

Mediumpaper mache, leather, wood, metal and glass

Dimensions14 1/2" long, 5 3/4" wide, 9 1/2" tall

Credit LinePartial Gift, Henry and Susan Fradkin and Museum Purchase

Object number2010.1200.13

DescriptionA mother cow stands on a thin wooden wheeled platform. Her young calf stands at her side facing her. The animals are covered in hide. The mother has horns, glass eyes, leather ears and collar. When the mother cow's head is moved from side to side, it produces sound.
ProvenancePreviously owned by The Old Salem Toy Museum. Bought at auction, November 2010 in New Hope, Pennsylvania.

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