Horse Drawn Sprinkler Wagon
Artifact IDMO 63.531a
Object Type
Toy, Pull
Date
1900-1965
Medium
wood; metal; rubber; leather; horsehair, paint
DimensionsOverall H 10 1/2 in x W 11 in x D 29 in (26.7 cm x 27.9 cm x 73.7 cm )
Physical DescriptionHorse drawn pull toy sprinkler wagon with a white wooden horse and driver dressed in a green jacket and cap. The wagon is made of wood and metal rubber wheels. It is painted white, light blue and red.
Historical NoteThis sprinker wagon pull toy was a gift to John F. Kennedy, jr. from a private citizen of Italy. Full-scale sprinkler wagons dampened the heavily travelled dirt street to keep the dust down.
Additional DetailsCustodial History NoteItem was a gift from a member of the general public to John F. Kennedy Jr. received by the Executive Office of the President in 1963 and held by the General Service Administration until it was donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Public (National Archives Identifier 1676966)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.In Collection(s)
On view