VINTAGE TIN PLATE MOTORCYCLE WITH RIDER - HAND-PAINTED LITHOGRAPH CIRCA 1920-1935

A CHARMING EARLY 20TH-CENTURY TIN PLATE MOTORCYCLE TOY FEATURING A HAND-PAINTED RIDER IN PERIOD DRESS. THE MOTORCYCLE IS RENDERED IN RED TIN PLATE WITH GILT AND METALLIC ACCENTS, WHILST THE RIDER WEARS A MUSTARD-YELLOW JACKET WITH CONTRASTING DARK TROUSERS AND A GREY CAP. THE CONSTRUCTION DEMONSTRATES THE QUALITY OF EUROPEAN TIN TOY MANUFACTURING FROM THE INTERWAR PERIOD.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- PRIMARY MATERIAL: TIN PLATE WITH HAND-PAINTED LITHOGRAPHIC DECORATION
- RIDER: CAST METAL FIGURE WITH HAND-PAINTED DETAIL
- WHEELS: TIN PLATE WITH BLACK PAINTED TYRES AND GILT HUB DETAILS
- HANDLEBARS AND FRAME: TIN PLATE CONSTRUCTION WITH PERIOD-APPROPRIATE PROPORTIONS

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: 8 CM
- WIDTH: 12 CM
- DEPTH: 5 CM

CONDITION: FAIR FOR AGE. THE ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED LITHOGRAPHIC FINISH SHOWS EXPECTED WEAR FROM PLAY AND AGE, WITH PAINT LOSS TO THE RIDER'S JACKET AND TROUSERS, AND FADING TO THE GILT DETAILS ON THE MOTORCYCLE BODY. THE TIN PLATE EXHIBITS SURFACE OXIDATION AND PATINA CONSISTENT WITH A TOY OF THIS PERIOD. THE RIDER FIGURE REMAINS SECURELY ATTACHED. THE MECHANICAL ACTION OF THE WHEELS APPEARS FUNCTIONAL, THOUGH NOT TESTED DURING INSPECTION. NO RESTORATION HAS BEEN APPLIED; THE PIECE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL FINISH AND CHARACTER.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. NO MAKER'S MARK IDENTIFIED, THOUGH THE STYLE AND CONSTRUCTION ARE CONSISTENT WITH GERMAN OR CENTRAL EUROPEAN MANUFACTURE OF THE 1920S-1930S PERIOD.

THIS TOY EXEMPLIFIES THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF EARLY TIN PLATE TOY PRODUCTION, WITH HAND-PAINTED DETAIL WORK AND PERIOD-APPROPRIATE STYLING. SIMILAR EXAMPLES FROM THIS ERA COMMAND STRONG COLLECTOR INTEREST, PARTICULARLY WHEN ORIGINAL PAINT AND MECHANICAL FUNCTION ARE PRESERVED.

Item Size: Height: 10cm, Width: 16cm, Depth: 6cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

TOORMINA
548752+181

Location of item: 9 Hi-Tech Drive, Toormina, NSW, Australia

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