The Donkey
eating sweetcorn was our first collaborative effort and was designed by Matt
Smith and Paul Spooner . The first edition being made in February 1986
( the birth date of the Fourteen Balls Toy co. ) The Donkey chomps on the sweetcorn whilst moving his head from side to side,
the corn rotates as he eats
The originals were made of beech and maple ( the beech came from a gents
outfitters ) the Spiral gear was made from old Oxo tins .
The model is 130mm x 170mm x 200mm high and to date there are 80.
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