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October 5, 2018 at 7:01 pm #4555
I have a good friend, about my age, who grew up in Taiwan. He remembers having a rocking horse as a child. This horse walked forward when it was rocked.
We want to try to recreate this horse for his granddaughter. Here is a 70 year old picture.
I tried Google and Ebay, and I saw some interesting horse designs (which I may try in the future), but not anything that looks like the one in the picture.
Has anyone come across a “walking” rocking horse. Any suggestions as to where to look are appreciated.
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October 5, 2018 at 9:14 pm #4558
I have seen rocking horses with wheels on the frame. Never saw a walking horse design. You might try The Rocking Horse Shop or Stevenson Brothers in the UK. Both have websites. I have done business with both and they are well regarded.
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October 5, 2018 at 9:54 pm #4559
This is very old tired walking rocking horse. Found on internet no web site or info. Try everythnk rocks. This not a misspelling “everythnk” no i.
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October 5, 2018 at 10:02 pm #4561
Bill, another photo of a walking rocking horse. Again no info or plans.
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October 5, 2018 at 11:56 pm #4564
Mike,
Thanks for your input. I have seen that design. Not exactly what we’re looking for, but I am now interested in making one of those. Here are two pictures I previously found.
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October 6, 2018 at 2:43 am #4567
Never saw a walking rocking horse. I did a little searching and saw this video. Mike posted a still from it. It’s gotta scratch wood floors up pretty well I think.The physics don’t change, just the design. Your friends design works, looks a little simpler than the few I’ve seen. Using a peg instead of rounded feet, that’s gotta be really tough on floors! Either way it’s a good idea and I’m sure you’ve already come up with a design…
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