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Wooden Platform Rocking Horse, Glass Eyes, Leather Saddle, Cast Iron Wheels 1950

$ 237.59

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Character Family: Horse
  • Featured Refinements: Wooden Rocking Horse
  • Condition: Condition: This is a well-played-with vintage child’s rocking horse with appropriate wear everywhere. The horse is missing its tail. However it’s glass eyes are intact, it’s leather saddle and metal stirrups are complete, its four cast iron wheels function, and the rockers are solid and still rock back and forth. This old horse has a beautiful chestnut patina and is a terrific decorative folk art piece. We date this to the 1950s as a replica of earlier 19th century rocking horses and pull toys.
  • Year: 1950
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Age Level: 3-4 Years
  • Custom Bundle: No
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Brand: Unbranded
  • Recommended Age Range: 4 to 6
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Modified Item: No
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days

    Description

    Vintage Child’s Hardwood Platform Rocking Horse, Glass Eyes, Tooled Leather Saddle, Metal Stirrups, Cast Iron Wheels, Mid-20th Century
    Condition: This is a well-played-with vintage child’s rocking horse with appropriate wear everywhere. The horse is missing its tail. However it’s glass eyes are intact, it’s leather saddle and metal stirrups are complete, its four cast iron wheels function, and the rockers are solid and still rock back and forth. This old horse has a beautiful chestnut patina and is a terrific decorative folk art piece. We date this to the 1950s as a replica of earlier 19th century rocking horses and pull toys.
    This is a beautiful vintage child’s rocking horse probably made around the 1950s. Old nut and bolt fasteners used in its construction attach the platform horse to its rockers. Four cast iron wheels mimic antique horses dating to the mid 19th century and early pull toys made of cast iron.
    This vintage horse is beat up and well used, but has a lovely patina that shows well as a decorative folk art piece.
    Type: Vintage Child’s rocking horse
    Brand: Unknown
    Date: Mid 20th century piece mimicking antique 19th century rocking horses and pull toys
    Materials: Hardwood horse and frame; cast iron wheels; glass eyes; tooled leather saddle and metal stirrups
    Construction: The horse is mounted on a platform that features four cast iron wheels, imitating earlier pull toys. The platform is mounted on a rocking frame with four nuts and bolts and it is not meant to be removed.
    Rocking horse dimensions: 25.5” high x 33.75” long x 11” wide
    Horse dimensions: 21” high x 20” long x 6” wide
    Weight: 18-pounds, 9.4-ounces
    Shipping weight: 22-pounds
    We ship all items in bubble wrap inside a corrugated box. You are buying the rocking horse as photographed in this listing as is. I ship to eBay-verified addresses only. Please use the eBay message system for all communications. You will pay postage, which is estimated in this listing, unless the item is marked, “Free Shipping”. The shipping estimate was generated by the eBay shipping calculator plus special handling to ensure the safety of the item.