MASUYAMA

Coolie pulling rickshaw w/ lady w/ umbrella

Model: 773
Type: Carriages & Cycles
Topic: Travel & Transport
Country of manufacture: Germany
Mechanism: Clockwork
Movement: collie walks (moves legs), carriage moves forward, lady waves head and fan, umbrella rotates
Materials: Tin
Dimensions (LxWxH cm): 18x8x16
Condition: Excellent
Manufactured: 1927 – 1938

Research notes

two versions, coolie with different hats (ours is the second); this type of vehicle - jinrikisha - was invented in 1889; toy designed by a japanese exchange student; in the 1920s Masuyama city was an intellectual pole; DRP Dec 2 (1911), USA pat Jan 25 (1927)