The Magic of Oz™

The Tin Woodman

also Nick Chopper · Emperor of the Winkies · Tin Man · Woodman · Nick

A woodman of tin, found rusted still in the forest and freed with an oil-can, who wishes for a heart.

First named in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 5

“I shall take the heart,” returned the Tin Woodman; “for brains do not make one happy, and happiness is the best thing in the world.”

Names in the books

What the books say it is

  • role Emperor of the Winkies 1 chapter
    • Whole books have been written about him, for Nick Chopper is Emperor of the Winkies and almost any child in Oz can tell you the strange story of Nick and the enchanted ax that chopped off his arms and legs, severed his trunk and finally chopped off his head.
      Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz, ch. 17
  • origin a wood-chopper whose axe, enchanted by the Wicked Witch, slipped and cut off his leg, the first of many parts replaced in tin 1 chapter
    • Thereupon the Wicked Witch enchanted my axe, and when I was chopping away at my best one day, for I was anxious to get the new house and my wife as soon as possible, the axe slipped all at once and cut off my left leg.
      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 5
  • made of metal 1 chapter
  • made of flesh 1 chapter
    • The Tin Woodman lay down on his bed from force of habit, for he remembered when he was made of flesh; but not being able to sleep, he passed the night moving his joints up and down to make sure they kept in good working order.
      The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, ch. 11
  • made of tin 4 chapters
    • Tip, during this conversation, was looking at the Woodman with undisguised amazement, and noticed that the celebrated Emperor of the Winkies was composed entirely of pieces of tin, neatly soldered and riveted together into the form of a man.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 11
    • kept his tin body brilliantly polished and his tin joints well oiled
      The Patchwork Girl of Oz, ch. 27
    • he met the Tin Woodman, who was all made of tin, even to his heart, and carried a gleaming axe over his shoulder wherever he went.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 24
    • Nick has, in the course of his strange and interesting life, risen from a wood-chopper to Emperor of all the Winkies and from an ordinary blood and bone man to a real celebrity of tin.
      Grampa in Oz, ch. 9
  • texture shone splendidly, beautifully nickel-plated 1 chapter
  • texture brilliantly polished, joints oiled 1 chapter
  • texture thick coating of polishing-paste 1 chapter
    • the celebrated Emperor of the Winkies was composed entirely of pieces of tin, neatly soldered and riveted together into the form of a man. He rattled and clanked a little, as he moved, but in the main he seemed to be most cleverly constructed, and his appearance was only marred by the thick coating of polishing-paste that covered him from head to foot.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 11
  • appearance so beautiful and bright he had no need of clothing 1 chapter
    • I was a much better man than ever, for my body could not ache or pain me, and I was so beautiful and bright that I had no need of clothing.
      The Tin Woodman of Oz, ch. 2
  • appearance head, arms and legs jointed upon his body 1 chapter
  • appearance nickel-plated 1 chapter
  • wears a funnel-shaped cap 1 chapter
    • And then came Nick Chopper, the Tin Woodman, with his funnel-shaped cap tipped carelessly over his left ear, his gleaming axe over his right shoulder, and his whole body sparkling as brightly as it had ever done in the old days when first she knew him.
      Ozma of Oz, ch. 7
  • wears a diamond necklace 1 chapter
  • wears a tin funnel 1 chapter
    • "Why here's the whole pack," cried the Tin Woodman, jumping up and waving the tin funnel he used for a hat--"the pack horse, too!" finished Nick, eyeing the King's steed in some surprise.
      The Giant Horse of Oz, ch. 17
  • carries a gleaming axe over his shoulder wherever he goes 1 chapter
    • he met the Tin Woodman, who was all made of tin, even to his heart, and carried a gleaming axe over his shoulder wherever he went.
      The Scarecrow of Oz, ch. 24
  • reputation celebrated 1 chapter
    • the celebrated Emperor of the Winkies was composed entirely of pieces of tin, neatly soldered and riveted together into the form of a man. He rattled and clanked a little, as he moved, but in the main he seemed to be most cleverly constructed, and his appearance was only marred by the thick coating of polishing-paste that covered him from head to foot.
      The Marvelous Land of Oz, ch. 11

Appears in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (18 of 24 chapters)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (14 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (9 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (7 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (5 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (2 of 28 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (1 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (19 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (1 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (7 of 22 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)

Mentioned in

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Marvelous Land of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
Ozma of Oz (5 of 21 chapters)
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (5 of 20 chapters)
The Road to Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
The Emerald City of Oz (6 of 30 chapters)
Little Wizard Stories of Oz (1 of 6 chapters)
The Patchwork Girl of Oz (7 of 28 chapters)
The Scarecrow of Oz (3 of 24 chapters)
Rinkitink in Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
The Lost Princess of Oz (5 of 26 chapters)
The Tin Woodman of Oz (2 of 24 chapters)
The Magic of Oz (3 of 23 chapters)
Glinda of Oz (4 of 24 chapters)
The Royal Book of Oz (1 of 24 chapters)
Kabumpo in Oz (1 of 22 chapters)
The Cowardly Lion of Oz (4 of 22 chapters)
Grampa in Oz (2 of 22 chapters)
The Hungry Tiger of Oz (1 of 20 chapters)
The Gnome King of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
The Giant Horse of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)
Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (2 of 21 chapters)
The Yellow Knight of Oz (2 of 20 chapters)

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