2002.30.2

Toy used with great joy upon the digging up of the basement (roads for the truck, dirt to dig, etc.). Playroom was then built in the basement. Toy dates from 1930s and probably was gift for Christmas and/or birthday. (Toys were not received without a special reason). Per A. Elizabeth Kennedy, sister of donor 7/17/02. Toy steam shovel is painted steel, with a black body and red corrugated roof. There is a crank on the right side of toy which raises the shovel, and a chain which, when pulled, dumps the contents of the shovel. The body of the toy can be rotated independent of the wheeled base, so the shovel can be pointed in any direction.

Used: Roger P. Pryor | Childhood