Tinplate Sheet Set
mid 20th century (manufactured)
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This is a set of pre-assembly tinplate sheets, printed with the designs for novelty toys. This is the first state in making tin toys, before cutting, pressing and assembling, usually with internal mechanical parts, into the tin toys that have been sold throughout the 20th century. These designs - parts for a motorcyclist, carousel and a crocodile - were printed in Germany, the capital of tinplate toys in the late 19th to early 20th century. They bear the slogan 'MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY', which tells us they were made after the Second World War, when Germany was split into East and West. By this point, Japan and China had taken over as the world's major manufacturers of tinplate toys.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Offset lithography on tinplate. |
| Brief description | Pre-assembly offset printed tinplate toys sheets, Germany, mid 20th century. |
| Physical description | Offset lithography on tinplate sheets, printed with images ready to be cut out and stamped to produce novelty tin toys. One sheet features parts for a motorcyclist, one features parts for a carousel and one features parts for a crocodile. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Summary | This is a set of pre-assembly tinplate sheets, printed with the designs for novelty toys. This is the first state in making tin toys, before cutting, pressing and assembling, usually with internal mechanical parts, into the tin toys that have been sold throughout the 20th century. These designs - parts for a motorcyclist, carousel and a crocodile - were printed in Germany, the capital of tinplate toys in the late 19th to early 20th century. They bear the slogan 'MADE IN WESTERN GERMANY', which tells us they were made after the Second World War, when Germany was split into East and West. By this point, Japan and China had taken over as the world's major manufacturers of tinplate toys. |
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| Accession number | B.156:1 to 3-2011 |
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| Record created | March 9, 2012 |
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