Industrial equipment - Germany - Swing wagon VW Beetle

- Condition: This is an original, old specimen with wooden wheels and rubber tires, in good condition with some small damage to the seat, see photos. There are also light signs of wear. The axles show a slight patina, which I left as it testifies to the authenticity.

Hans Brockhage (1925–2009) was a German designer, artist and woodworker.

During his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden (after WWII) he worked under Mart Stam.

In 1950 he designed the first children's design that made him world-famous: a reversible “swing-wagon / walker / rocking chair” for children.

It was originally designed in 1950 — not as a classic rocking chair, but as a flexible multifunctional children's object that could be a swing (wagon) or a walker depending on how you place it.

Materials: bent beechwood / beech lumber + plywood/seat, wheels with rubber (for the mobility option) according to later productions.

Dimensions (in an original version): about 38 × 99 × 38 cm.

Thanks to its clever design, this wagon was awarded the Spiel gut prize in 1956 — a recognition for especially good toy/design.