Playplax Playbox thumbnail 1
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On display at Young V&A
Play Gallery, Build It, Case 3

This object consists of 4 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Playplax Playbox

Construction Toy
1970
Artist/Maker
Trendon Ltd (manufacturers)
Rylands, Patrick (designers)
Place of origin
England (made)

Playpax toys


Object details

Category
Design Council Award Winner
Object type
Construction toy
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Construction Toy
  • Construction Toy
  • Construction Toy (Instructions)
  • Construction Toy (Instructions)
TitlePlayplax Playbox (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
polystyrene and ABS plastic
Polystyrene
Plastic
Brief description
Playplax playbox toy
Physical description
Playpax toys
Dimensions
  • Height: 52mm
  • Width: 388mm
  • Each box, closed depth: 390mm
Object history
Historical significance: Winner of the Duke of Edinburgh's Prize for Elegant Design in 1970.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
CIRC.350&A-1970

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Record createdApril 27, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1194665/playplax-playbox-construction-toy-rylands-patrick/
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