Object Number: TD2481

Collection: Social History

Object Name: toy "sit-on" lorry

Description: Tri-ang lorry, "sit-on" design. Pressed tin plate. Cab red, separate from enclosed body which is torquiose green. Cab- open windows, 2 white metal discs for headlights. Body - three impressed panels along each side at top. Have remains of paper labels advertiisng Tri-ang toys. A lower panel has a label TRANSPORT. Back has opening doors, held by swivelling bar. Registration number - LB2121. Red tin mudguard right rear wheel only. Hub cap on front left side missing. A red wheel (not attached) on a metal post through cab articulates with front wheels, allowing a sitting child to steer.

On Display at M Shed, Bristol Life Gallery