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LI LA HAMSON CAB
LehmannOld cab w/ two ladies, a dog and a driver
- Model
- 520
- Type
- Cars
- Topic
- Travel & Transport
- Country of manufacture
- Germany
- Mechanism
- Clockwork
- Movement
- Driver changes directions, while one lady knocks with na umbrella the hatch on the roof, the other raises her arms, dog shakes head - apparently, they are frightened by the the driving and want to get out
- Materials
- Tin
- Dimensions (LxWxH cm)
- 13x8x14
- Condition
- Very Good
- Manufactured
- 1903 – 1935
Research notes
Designed in 1889 on the model of hamson London cabs; A hansom cab (frequently misspelled as "hamson cab") is a two-wheeled horse-drawn carriage that served as the primary taxicab of the 19th and early 20th centuries; LI and LA are diminutives for (Lieselotte and Laura), sisters of EPL; produced in various colours; pats. USA: May, 12 (1903) Jan 2 (1906) Jan, 22 (1907)
Featured in
- Lehmann Toys — p. 57
- Lexicon Blech Spielzeug — p. 240
- The Guide to Mechanical Toy Collecting — p. 20
