Doll & Co., Nuremberg – Scarce large format hand-operated a...
Doll & Co., Nuremberg – Scarce large format hand-operated and steam-driven tinplate luge or sledging accessory, Germany, early 20th century, probably c.1920–1935, the rectangular base supports a steeply inclined enclosed mechanism, its broad sides attractively hand-painted and textured with a mountainous winter landscape in grey, cream and green, with winding paths, trees and vegetation, at the lower end stands a model alpine building with simulated timber or stone-textured walls, red-bordered four-pane window and pitched corrugated-effect roof; the upper end terminates in a rounded tunnel or covered starting enclosure, running between the two is a recessed track containing an endless-chain mechanism, two small painted figures seated upon a red-brown metal sledges is carried along the incline by the chain, the mechanism is driven from a substantial external five-spoke metal flywheel fitted with a crank handle, allowing the accessory to be operated independently by hand or potentially driven from a model stationary steam engine, beneath the base the characteristic Doll & Co. oval trademark, with intertwined red 'DC' initials upon a green ground, approximately 340 mm long × 85 mm wide.* Literature: This model corresponds closely in size and construction with the documented 13½-inch Doll & Cie painted and embossed tinplate luge steam accessory, an example of which is illustrated in Morton A. Hirschberg, Steam Toys – A Symphony in Motion, p.121.
[ translate ]Doll & Co., Nuremberg – Scarce large format hand-operated and steam-driven tinplate luge or sledging accessory, Germany, early 20th century, probably c.1920–1935, the rectangular base supports a steeply inclined enclosed mechanism, its broad sides attractively hand-painted and textured with a mountainous winter landscape in grey, cream and green, with winding paths, trees and vegetation, at the lower end stands a model alpine building with simulated timber or stone-textured walls, red-bordered four-pane window and pitched corrugated-effect roof; the upper end terminates in a rounded tunnel or covered starting enclosure, running between the two is a recessed track containing an endless-chain mechanism, two small painted figures seated upon a red-brown metal sledges is carried along the incline by the chain, the mechanism is driven from a substantial external five-spoke metal flywheel fitted with a crank handle, allowing the accessory to be operated independently by hand or potentially driven from a model stationary steam engine, beneath the base the characteristic Doll & Co. oval trademark, with intertwined red 'DC' initials upon a green ground, approximately 340 mm long × 85 mm wide.* Literature: This model corresponds closely in size and construction with the documented 13½-inch Doll & Cie painted and embossed tinplate luge steam accessory, an example of which is illustrated in Morton A. Hirschberg, Steam Toys – A Symphony in Motion, p.121.
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