Truck, Model
Description
A Texas Toys truck. This is a set of four wooden block compartments that form a truck when they are assembled. All the components have small holes in them where wooden pegs can be inserted to connect the pieces. Some of the pieces have these pegs inserted in them. When the truck is assembled it has a metal hook at the front.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Manufacturer
Production place
Classification
Credit line
Gunnar
Berger
and
Sons
factory
operated
on
the
outskirts
of
Eltham
from
1957
until
about
1980.
Many
of
the
company's
products
were
sold
to
local
schools.
Gunnar Berger came from Sweden in 1951 to set up, in association with the Eltham Dairy Co-operative, an industry to extract lactose from milk. He was financed by a Danish millionaire, Borup Jorgensen, who initially accompanied him to Eltham.Two other Swedes, Nordmark and Person, were involved in the establishment of the factory-which was independent of the Lactose Company at Kapuni. Gunnar left the company to open his toy and puzzle factory in 1957.
Gunnar Berger came from Sweden in 1951 to set up, in association with the Eltham Dairy Co-operative, an industry to extract lactose from milk. He was financed by a Danish millionaire, Borup Jorgensen, who initially accompanied him to Eltham.Two other Swedes, Nordmark and Person, were involved in the establishment of the factory-which was independent of the Lactose Company at Kapuni. Gunnar left the company to open his toy and puzzle factory in 1957.
Accession number
PA2004.117
Collection type
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