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Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at Young V&A
Play Gallery, Build It, Case 2

This object consists of 33 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Multi Robot

Construction Toy
1970-1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Boxed construction toy, consisting of a number of colourful polyethylene parts which can be arranged to create various robots and spacecraft. There are two sets of double wheels and three missile launchers, with eight missiles in two different sizes. All is enclosed in its original box which is made from colour printed card, with a lifting flap which conceals a transparent plastic window. The pieces fit into an expanded polystyrene tray, which in turn fits inside the box.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 33 parts.

  • Head
  • Torso
  • Arm
  • Arm
  • Cuff
  • Cuff
  • Fist
  • Fist
  • Thigh
  • Thigh
  • Leg
  • Leg
  • Fuselage
  • Chassis
  • Wing
  • Wing
  • Nozzle
  • Nozzle
  • Wing
  • Missile Launcher
  • Missile Launcher
  • Missiles
  • Missile
  • Missile
  • Missile
  • Missile
  • Missile Launhcer
  • Antenna
  • Antenna
  • Wheels
  • Wheels
  • Box
  • Packaging
TitleMulti Robot (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded polyethylene; printed card; expanded polystyrene
Brief description
Construction toy, 'Multirobot', boxed; card & plastic, Hong Kong, 1970s?
Physical description
Boxed construction toy, consisting of a number of colourful polyethylene parts which can be arranged to create various robots and spacecraft. There are two sets of double wheels and three missile launchers, with eight missiles in two different sizes. All is enclosed in its original box which is made from colour printed card, with a lifting flap which conceals a transparent plastic window. The pieces fit into an expanded polystyrene tray, which in turn fits inside the box.
Dimensions
  • Width: 230mm
  • Length: 150 mm
  • Depth: 45mm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'NO GEARS' (Printed on inside of box flap.)
  • 'MULTI ROBOT' (Printed on inside of box flap.)
  • 'INFINITE COMBINATIONS / ALWAYS DIFFERENT AND EXCITING / GALACTIC DESTROYERS / ROBOTS AND SPACE SHIPS / CAN BE ASSEMBLED AS YOU WISH / WITH 29 INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS' (Printed on inside of box flap.)
  • '328W' (Printed on inside of box flap.)
  • 'USE YOUR / IMAGINATION / TO CREATE NEW / INHABITANTS / OF OUTER / SPACE WITH / 29 / INTERCHANGE- / ABLE / PARTS' (Printed on either end of box)
  • '£1.49' (On a small adhesive label on the bottom of the box.)
Object history
Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.256-2016

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Record createdNovember 8, 2016
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