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Actions	acrobat couple Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\2002_numbers\2002.027.2.01.jpg; 2002.027.2a-b; ;$ Object number2002.027.2a-b Titleacrobat couple DescriptionWooden representations of an acrobat couple, with moveable legs and arms, held by string between a U-shaped wooden frame. When not in use, the frame sits on a circular wooden base. These toys were very popular during the reigns of Queen Victoria and Edward VII. This particular toy would have been for a middle-class family as it is lathe-turned and on a base, and the figures are hand-painted. Object nametoy Object category2.8114 Dimensions height: 44.2 cm

$Archived Images\2002_numbers\2002.027.2.01.jpg; 2002.027.2a-b; ;$

Object number2002.027.2a-b

Titleacrobat couple

DescriptionWooden representations of an acrobat couple, with moveable legs and arms, held by string between a U-shaped wooden frame. When not in use, the frame sits on a circular wooden base. These toys were very popular during the reigns of Queen Victoria and Edward VII. This particular toy would have been for a middle-class family as it is lathe-turned and on a base, and the figures are hand-painted.

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Object category2.8114

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