Wooden Train

Descripción del producto

All products at Earthencolour have been carefully hand-picked and are eco-friendly. Our team delves in the details of every aspect of its manufacturing and strives to achieve what we call EAS – Eco-friendly, Aesthetic and Safe. The artisans who work on these products add magic to them with their special skills . True to best of all cultures, the products are made with natural resources, which means that everything has been handcrafted for you with care and zero damage to the environment. All raw materi-als are carefully collected to ensure that we use materials which are safe and eco-friendly. Yet with all this, they have stood the test of times and compete successfully with prod-ucts made of contemporary materials. Each product shipped to your doorstep has a story and a story that dates back centuries.

The origin of these wooden toys can be traced to the reign of Tipu Sultan (A king) who invited artisans from Persia to train the local artisans . Each toy is handmade by artisan community in India.

Sustainable and fast growing Hale (Wrightia Tinctoria) and Rubber Wood (Hevea brasiliensis) are used. Natural colours are used to make these beautiful toys.

- Yellow: Turmeric powder
- Bluish Black /Green: Indigo powder,
- Orange : Kum Kum powder,
- Red: Manjishta (Natural Alizarin) + Kanchi Kum Kum,
- Green : Indigo + Turmeric,
- Light Brown: Catechu (Katha),
- Dark Brown: Ratanjyot

The beautiful shiny finish of these articles is obtained by using Lac. Lac (Shellac) is a natural resin which is organic & non-toxic. Shellac has been used in food & non-food products for several thousands of years in India. Products made using Lac are re-ferred to as Lacware products

Wooden push-pull toys for kids that are *5+months. The toy is colored with natural vegetable dye & thus very safe for kids.
The child can simply pull the attached string & walk or push the toys with hands, which aids the movement skills. This also can be used as decorative or an everlasting gift item.