05/12/2024
'Crown Products' Ossett, Yorks.
I thought this may be of interest, a maker not covered in my book…..
On the 23rd May 1949 a small article was published in The Daily Mirror….titled
‘Steve has a way with a Rocking Horse
The article was about a chap called Steve Winder (35) who had set up his own workshop in Healey Road, Ossett to make rocking horses. It was reported that he had been making rocking horses since he was 15 (except for 6 years in the army) and was hoping to make 120 a year!
A number of examples have turned up over the years and have a striking ,although cruder similarity to the later Ayres Sports Goods (Sykes) horses. Ossett is only a very short distance (2 miles) from Horbury (Sykes works) so one may assume that Steve had worked for Sykes, hence this similarity.
A few of the horses have a logo on the front of the base ‘Crown Products. Ossett. Yorks.’
I have attached a couple of examples of the horses for identity purposes….. note the 'squared' off posts!