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Tank
improvised wooden folk toy known as a tank, made from a wooden cotton reel and through the hole in the centre of which is stretched an elastic band and this also passes through a piece of candle wax; at both ends the elastic is attached to match sticks; the band is wound and when placed on a flat surface the whole contraption moves along
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
F88.74
Creation/Production
Roberts, Dr B.F.
Date: 1988
Acquisition
Donation
Measurements
diameter
(cm): 3.5
Length
(cm): 5
Material
wood
wax
elastic (synthetic fabric)
Location
In store
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