Young boy with dinky in car workshop while his father (?) services a car, Bondi, 6 October 1955 / Ern McQuillan
Image by State Library of New South Wales collection
Note on "Dinky": The Cyclops "Dinky" Trike or tricycle was first built in 1928 and the original design was built through to ...
Young boy with dinky in car workshop while his father (?) services a car, Bondi, 6 October 1955 / Ern McQuillan

Image by State Library of New South Wales collection
Note on "Dinky": The Cyclops "Dinky" Trike or tricycle was first built in 1928 and the original design was built through to 1950. A dinky came to be any small tricycle.
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What is "dinky"?
The dinky is the little boy’s tricycle.
Thank you!
Wonderful expression is high. Monochrome image of a distinguished
artistic. great.
Dinky was the brand name if memory of my childhood serves correctly.
The word Dinky may have crossed over to become a generic name for that type of tricycle – but I don’t remember that.
Wonderful capture.
I thought "dinky" was his little privates. I was like "whaaah?" LOL
This "dinky" seems to have a cargo bed behind. I notice that it has been jacked up, just like the car.
Hi, I’m an admin for a group called Playthings of the Past: Antique Photos of Dolls, Toys, & Games, and we’d love to have this added to the group!
Awesome stream……….
So grat shot
lovely
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nice shot!
Great almost vintage photo.
A dinky is also anything small. Hence dinky toy or dinky car(pedal car).
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