This classic vintage "Mobo Bronco" riding toy horse is a wonderful piece of mid-century British toy history, manufactured in Kent, England by D. Sebel & Co. introduced in the late 1940s and highly popular throughout the 1950s. Built from robust pressed steel, these iconic toys featured an ingenious internal mechanism where pushing down on the stirrups caused the horse to move forward in a unique galloping motion. This piece retains its charming, original painted finish, detailing the molded saddle, bridle, and distinct cream and red color palette. Showing an authentic, heavily distressed patina with widespread paint loss, surface scuffs, and minor oxidization consistent with decades of love and play, it serves as a fantastic rustic decor item or a standout collector's piece.
Dimensions

Length: 68.5 cm

Height: 74 cm