Wire Toy Rickshaw

National Crafts Museum & Hastkala Academy

Title : Wire Toy Rickshaw

Accession No : 2001/8263

"A rickshaw, is a light, three-wheeled cart consisting of a doorless, chairlike body, mounted on springs with a collapsible hood and two shafts. This is a steerable, three-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the rider's feet. The front wheel of a bicycle is held in a rotating fork, and the wheels are positioned in line in a metal frame. The rider steers by swaying and turning handlebars that are attached to the fork while seated on a saddle. Pedals connected to cranks and a chainwheel are turned by the foot. This makes the cart move, it has multi- coloured wires like red, golden, blue and green. "

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Provenance

  • StateDelhi

Condition

  • ConditionGood
  • Action NoteCNR

Dimensions

  • Measurement (CMS)16.8 x 18 x 3.8
  • Weight (GRMS)0.00

Description

  • Description"A rickshaw, is a light, three-wheeled cart consisting of a doorless, chairlike body, mounted on springs with a collapsible hood and two shafts. This is a steerable, three-wheeled vehicle that is propelled by the rider's feet. The front wheel of a bicycle is held in a rotating fork, and the wheels are positioned in line in a metal frame. The rider steers by swaying and turning handlebars that are attached to the fork while seated on a saddle. Pedals connected to cranks and a chainwheel are turned by the foot. This makes the cart move, it has multi- coloured wires like red, golden, blue and green. "
  • Inscription/Markings No
  • Reference" Barnard, Nicholas. Arts and Crafts of India. London: Conran Octopus Limited, 1993 Ranjan, Aditi. Handmade in India: Crafts of India. Edited by Aditi Ranjan & M. P. Ranjan. Ahmedabad: Council of Handicraft Development Corporations, 2007."
  • KeywordRickshaw, Bicycle, Wire, Metal, Plastic, Fork, Toy, Wheel