Owner: HWMC
Catalog#: 2CL-TOY-34
Provenance: Donald Markey to Bill & Wendy Jones Collections
Musical Toys
‘Jonah and the Whale’ (Animated Pull Toy)
Gong Bell Manufacturing Company
East Hampton, Connecticut
Cast Iron, pigment
1880s
Length: 5.5 inches
Musical Toys – 1850s-1890s
Jonah and the Whale Bell Toy manufactured by The Gong Bell Mfg Co (1880s). A cast iron figure bell toy that followed the “FISH BELL TOY” – Gong Bell, a whimsical design that borders on toy genius. This toy features Jonah riding on the whale’s head with a “fishing pole” using a bell. When rolled along the floor, the whale’s jaw opens and closes and Jonah rocks to and fro.
Condition Report: (Pristine Condition)