Phaeton clockwork model car, 1902 (Bing)

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Exhibit

Phaeton clockwork model car, 1902 (Bing)

File:Bing Double Phaeton car (1905), front detail.jpg Bing Double Phaeton, front detail (i)
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location:

Arch One , Area 84
London to Brighton Rally (display)


Glamour of Brighton


A restored clockwork "Phaeton", the largest model car in Bing's range in 1902.

Pressland's book lists it as 34cm long and 19cm wide, with automatic steering and a bellows-operated horn.

References

  • David Pressland, The Art of the Tin Toy, (New Cavendish Books, 1976), ISBN 9780904568042