A large substantial and finely constructed German painted ti...
A large substantial and finely constructed German painted tinplate fairground Ferris wheel or 'Riesenrad', by Doll & Cie of Nuremberg, designed both for manual operation and as an accessory for a stationary live-steam engine, early 20th century, circa 1905-20, the model is arranged upon a rectangular pale blue-green tinplate platform edged in deep red, supporting a pierced latticework central tower with raised loading platform, twin stairways, decorative pierced balustrade and finials, above is a shaped canopy with ornamental fringe and flagstaff, the large red-rimmed wheel carries six freely suspended boat-form gondolas, picked out with red, blue and green scroll decoration, each accommodating two painted composition passenger figures, twelve figures in total, the pierced and embossed wheel arms are decorated with red dot detailing and are driven through exposed gearing by a substantial red hand wheel to the front, the platform with original oval Doll & Cie 'DC – MADE IN GERMANY' transfer mark, base approximately 230 × 215 mm; overall width approximately 290 mm; overall height approximately 440 mm.* Literature: The mechanism may be operated directly by hand, while the drive arrangement also permits connection by belt to a model stationary steam engine, characteristic of Doll's elaborate Antriebsmodelle. Comparable Doll Ferris wheels are recorded specifically as steam-engine accessories capable of manual crank operation.
[ translate ]A large substantial and finely constructed German painted tinplate fairground Ferris wheel or 'Riesenrad', by Doll & Cie of Nuremberg, designed both for manual operation and as an accessory for a stationary live-steam engine, early 20th century, circa 1905-20, the model is arranged upon a rectangular pale blue-green tinplate platform edged in deep red, supporting a pierced latticework central tower with raised loading platform, twin stairways, decorative pierced balustrade and finials, above is a shaped canopy with ornamental fringe and flagstaff, the large red-rimmed wheel carries six freely suspended boat-form gondolas, picked out with red, blue and green scroll decoration, each accommodating two painted composition passenger figures, twelve figures in total, the pierced and embossed wheel arms are decorated with red dot detailing and are driven through exposed gearing by a substantial red hand wheel to the front, the platform with original oval Doll & Cie 'DC – MADE IN GERMANY' transfer mark, base approximately 230 × 215 mm; overall width approximately 290 mm; overall height approximately 440 mm.* Literature: The mechanism may be operated directly by hand, while the drive arrangement also permits connection by belt to a model stationary steam engine, characteristic of Doll's elaborate Antriebsmodelle. Comparable Doll Ferris wheels are recorded specifically as steam-engine accessories capable of manual crank operation.
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