Toy Fire Ladder Truck

Datec. 1890

Mediummetal; wood; string

Dimensions4 1/4 x 29 1/2 inches (10.8 x 74.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Nelda C. Stark, 1981

Object number51.900.50

ClassificationsToys

DescriptionFour painted yellow wheels; two white front wheels; red frame with green trim; two white horses with red and black tack; fireman figure in seat position; pegged to fit; holding hemp-like string as reins (fireman tied to horses via reins through his hands); three removeable ladders; wooden; painted red.

ProvenanceProbably W.H. Stark [1851-1936] and Miriam Lutcher Stark [Mrs. W.H. Stark, 1859-1936]; by inheritance to their son H.J. Lutcher Stark [1887-1965]; by inheritance to his wife Nelda C. Stark [1909-1999]; gifted March 5, 1981 to the Nelda C. and H.J. Lutcher Stark Foundation; accessioned to The W.H. Stark House

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