Rare and Large German Hand-Painted Tinplate Balloon Fairgrou...
Rare and Large German Hand-Painted Tinplate Balloon Fairground Ride / Steam Engine Accessory, circa 1905–1920, the toy is constructed upon a substantial square green-painted tinplate platform with red-painted edge, supporting a tall open framework of white-painted tubular standards with red detail, within the structure is an elaborate system of large spoked wheels, cranks, shafts and radial arms, operating six suspended balloon gondolas arranged at differing heights around the ride, each balloon is formed as a large blue-grey spherical envelope with painted red vertical seams, suspended above an ornate pierced-metal basket by fine rods or wires, the gondolas retain numerous individually modelled and hand-painted passenger figures, predominantly dressed in blue, representing sailors or uniformed figures, together with female, particularly charming feature is the raised operator's platform to one side, reached by a long yellow ladder and sheltered beneath a striped canopy, two articulated attendant figures stand at a large operating wheel, giving the impression of controlling the attraction, further fairground detail includes a small central ticket or entrance booth with twin stairways and handrails passengers, the ride is driven through a complex system of radial arms and large spoked transmission wheel, it can be operated manually by the surviving hand crank, while the external pulley/flywheel arrangement also permits connection by belt to a model live-steam engine, in the manner of contemporary German steam-engine accessories, base approximately 310 × 310 mm, overall width approximately 420 mm, overall height approximately 600 mm.* David Pressland has observed that the frame carousel is almost identical to the carousel featured on page 254 of "Pressland's Great Book of Tin Toys". On that page he observed that the maker of the illustrated carousel "was probably Bing although Carette listed a smaller size toy of similar configuration in their 1905 catalogue.** Literature: The considerable size, unusually complicated mechanism, large number of figures and elaborate balloon gondolas distinguish this from the much smaller carousel accessories more commonly encountered.
[ translate ]Rare and Large German Hand-Painted Tinplate Balloon Fairground Ride / Steam Engine Accessory, circa 1905–1920, the toy is constructed upon a substantial square green-painted tinplate platform with red-painted edge, supporting a tall open framework of white-painted tubular standards with red detail, within the structure is an elaborate system of large spoked wheels, cranks, shafts and radial arms, operating six suspended balloon gondolas arranged at differing heights around the ride, each balloon is formed as a large blue-grey spherical envelope with painted red vertical seams, suspended above an ornate pierced-metal basket by fine rods or wires, the gondolas retain numerous individually modelled and hand-painted passenger figures, predominantly dressed in blue, representing sailors or uniformed figures, together with female, particularly charming feature is the raised operator's platform to one side, reached by a long yellow ladder and sheltered beneath a striped canopy, two articulated attendant figures stand at a large operating wheel, giving the impression of controlling the attraction, further fairground detail includes a small central ticket or entrance booth with twin stairways and handrails passengers, the ride is driven through a complex system of radial arms and large spoked transmission wheel, it can be operated manually by the surviving hand crank, while the external pulley/flywheel arrangement also permits connection by belt to a model live-steam engine, in the manner of contemporary German steam-engine accessories, base approximately 310 × 310 mm, overall width approximately 420 mm, overall height approximately 600 mm.* David Pressland has observed that the frame carousel is almost identical to the carousel featured on page 254 of "Pressland's Great Book of Tin Toys". On that page he observed that the maker of the illustrated carousel "was probably Bing although Carette listed a smaller size toy of similar configuration in their 1905 catalogue.** Literature: The considerable size, unusually complicated mechanism, large number of figures and elaborate balloon gondolas distinguish this from the much smaller carousel accessories more commonly encountered.
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