Highchair with Baby Penny Toy, 1900-1930

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Artifact Overview

The high chair inverts to become a table and chair. The firm that made this toy, J.P. Meier, founded in 1879, was one of the more prolific penny toy manufacturers at the turn of the century.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Toy (Recreational artifact)

Date Made

1900-1930

Creators

Place of Creation

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

89.193.244

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Tin (Metal)

Color

Yellow (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 2.5 in
Width: 1.25 in
Length: 3 in

Inscriptions

On table, bottom: MADE IN GERMANY