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Spinning Top

Identifier:
E1998.58.12
Description:
Lithographed tin top with drawings of a young knight on a horse, alternating with heraldic sheilds with lions in center. Red wood handle attached to twisted metal rod pushes down hole in center of top.;The object is typical of the proliferation of toys that were being produced in the late 1950's and early 1960's to cater to the many children being born during the post WWII baby boom.;Lithographed trademark on lower half, The Ohio Art Co./MADE IN OHIO U.S.A./BRYAN, OHIO;Christmas gift in 1957.;Used by donor as a young child growing up in suburban Detroit in the late 1950's and early 1960's.
Date:
circa 1955
Materials:
Metal
Dimensions:
7" h
Current Location Status:
In Storage
Collection Tier:
Tier 3
Source:
Gift Of Timothy J. Chester
Related Entities:
The Ohio Art Company (creator) Timothy J. Chester (donor)
Alternate names: Tim Chester
Timothy J. Chester was the Assistant Director of the Grand Rapids Public Museum from 1986 to 1988. In 1988 he became the Director until 2006.