SOFT BALL

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Artist/Maker	Airfix Products Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin	England

card and cellophane window box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of children playing with the toy
contains a yellow foam rubber ball

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Object type	Soft ball
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below) Soft Ball, English, ©1970 Ball Box
Title	SOFT BALL (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	card printed in colours foam rubber Card Foam Rubber Printed
Physical description	card and cellophane window box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration of children playing with the toy contains a yellow foam rubber ball
Dimensions	Cube width: 4¼in
Production type	mass produced
Copy number	Cat.No. 1778
Marks and inscriptions	©Airfix Products Ltd 1970 Made in England (packaging; printed)
Object history	Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context	This toy was produced in several colours, including blue and red. The foam rubber is now very fragile and the yellow is the colour which has survived the best.
Production	Reason For Production: retail
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.399:1-1999

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Record created	October 7, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11826/soft-ball-soft-ball-airfix-products-ltd/

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