Pulling Forward

Singapore used to be a port city, meaning that sailors are a common sight in our city. The Rickshaw Puller & Sailorman presented here is thus one that the pioneer generation is familiar with. As portrayed in this toy, the typical rickshaw pullers are older Asians who walks around barefooted. Even his clothes are what we assume “uncles” to wear back in the days. While rickshaws are far and few between nowadays, you can still see the occasional trishaw plying their trade at the corners of Raffles Hotel, with their main clients still being the Caucasians.