An exceptionally large and elaborate German hand-painted tin...
An exceptionally large and elaborate German hand-painted tinplate fairground Ferris wheel or Riesenrad by Doll & Cie., Nuremberg, large 729/5, c.1900-10, No. 729/5, is the largest version of the company's Ferris-wheel steam accessories, constructed upon a substantial rectangular lithographed and painted tinplate base, the model comprises twin open-lattice towers supporting a complex rotating wheel formed from pierced and riveted tinplate girders, six freely suspended open passenger gondolas are arranged around the wheel, each with pierced lattice sides, striped decorative panels and painted composition passengers, the upper structure incorporates a raised operator/viewing platform beneath a striped canopy, approached by a long ladder, with multiple decorative tinplate flags above, the mechanism is operated manually by the large side-mounted hand crank and reduction gearing and was also designed to be belt-driven from a model stationary steam engine, allowing the wheel and suspended gondolas to revolve continuously, original painted and lithographed decoration in red, green, cream, yellow and blue, base approximately 340 × 290 mm; overall width approximately 400 mm; overall height approximately 530 mm including flags.* Literature: Doll & Cie was founded in Nuremberg in 1898 and specialised particularly in model steam engines and the elaborate accessories intended to be driven from them.
[ translate ]An exceptionally large and elaborate German hand-painted tinplate fairground Ferris wheel or Riesenrad by Doll & Cie., Nuremberg, large 729/5, c.1900-10, No. 729/5, is the largest version of the company's Ferris-wheel steam accessories, constructed upon a substantial rectangular lithographed and painted tinplate base, the model comprises twin open-lattice towers supporting a complex rotating wheel formed from pierced and riveted tinplate girders, six freely suspended open passenger gondolas are arranged around the wheel, each with pierced lattice sides, striped decorative panels and painted composition passengers, the upper structure incorporates a raised operator/viewing platform beneath a striped canopy, approached by a long ladder, with multiple decorative tinplate flags above, the mechanism is operated manually by the large side-mounted hand crank and reduction gearing and was also designed to be belt-driven from a model stationary steam engine, allowing the wheel and suspended gondolas to revolve continuously, original painted and lithographed decoration in red, green, cream, yellow and blue, base approximately 340 × 290 mm; overall width approximately 400 mm; overall height approximately 530 mm including flags.* Literature: Doll & Cie was founded in Nuremberg in 1898 and specialised particularly in model steam engines and the elaborate accessories intended to be driven from them.
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