Langes Legetoy Toy Shaper

Description (Brief):

This toy shaper was manufactured by the Danish company H. Langes Legetoy around the middle of the 20th century. The shaper is made of cast metal, painted red, with a sliding ram driven by the flywheel. H. Langes Legetoy produced a variety of toy machine tools including a trip-hammer, grindstone, drill press, shaper, punch press, circular saw, tumbler, lathe, and grinder. These tools would often be arranged on a single board with a line shaft allowing all the machines to be operated simultaneously from a single power source.

Date Made: ca 1950

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Denmark

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Credit Line: Greville Bathe

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MC.329077Catalog Number: 329077Accession Number: 278175

Object Name: toy, shaper

Physical Description: white metal (overall material)Measurements: overall - from catalog card: 2 1/2 in x 3 in x 1 3/4 in; 6.35 cm x 7.62 cm x 4.445 cmoverall: 2 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in x 2 7/8 in; 6.35 cm x 4.445 cm x 7.3025 cm

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Record Id: nmah_847166

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