Folk Art Toys from the Polder

4OW COACH OR CLOSED SLEDGE TH CENTURY 7ITH ORIGINAL COACHMAN FROM THE SAME PERIOD 4HE HORSE IS 'ERMAN AND LATE TH CENTURY 4HE COACH IS PAINTED IN THE COLOURS GREEN AND BLACK WITH A YELLOW DECORATION ON THE DOOR AND THE GLIDERS "OTH DECORATIONS ARE TRADITIONAL FOR 7ADDINXVEEN AND WERE CONTINUED TO BE USED INTO THE TH CENTURY X X WITHOUT HORSE 4OW COACH OR CLOSED SLEDGE TH CENTURY !N ABUNDANTLY DECORATED COACH WITH FESTOONS ON THE SIDES 4HIS IS PROBABLY THE OLDEST OF THE TOW COACHES )T CERTAINLY IS THE SMALLEST X X A $ETAIL PHOTO OF THE SIDE OF ABOVEMENTIONED TOW COACH !LSO SEE PICTURE ON PAGE