Museum Collections
Luce Center
Paak Paak
Title
Paak Paak
Object name
Windup toy
Date
1910-1935
Medium
Iron, tin, paint
Dimensions
Overall: 3 x 7 1/2 x 3 in. ( 7.6 x 19 x 7.6 cm )
Description
Tinned sheet iron lithographed windup toy depicting duck pulling basket with three chicks; duck with green head, orange-red feathers, white band around neck, and yellow feet; yellow chicks with wings detailed in black, mounted on top of basket with pattern of slats, in yellow and green; top of basket with simulated grass; two red wheels with black dots; windup key at side; as duck moves forward, chicks bob back and forth.
Object Number
INV.5253
Marks
lithographed: on each side of basket: "645"
engraved: on one side of windup key: "D
Gallery Label
The toy is powered by a coil-spring mechanism made out of piano wire (See Publications, p. 161).
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.




