As the world began to embrace the reality of the automobile and cars were being mass-produced and sold by The Ford Motor Company, toy makers—as they do now—looked to current social trends to create their toys. Pedal cars such as this one were produced for children as faithful reproductions of the real thing. With working headlights, a folding rear passenger seat, starter crank, moveable windshield and working horn, this car was meant to be a miniature version of the cars children were beginning to see appear with great frequency on their roads.
This is a toy that was not inexpensive. Only the wealthiest families (who no doubt owned real motorcars) could have afforded a toy of this kind of detail. While probably not the safest thing for your child to play with, it was probably quite a lot of fun.
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