Enid Blyton presents a Rubbalong Tale drawn by Norman Meredith
Paper Peepshow
[1952] (published)
[1952] (published)
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Enid Blyton's Rubbalong Tale is the subject of this accordion-folding peepshow. An illustrated story about the inhabitants of Tiptop village, including Rubbalong, Dame Dandy, Grabbit the gnome, Mr and Mrs Tuck and Mr Rumbustious. This book was designed to be dismantled and turned into a paper peepshow.
Object details
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| Title | Enid Blyton presents a Rubbalong Tale drawn by Norman Meredith (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | paper |
| Brief description | Book which can be constructed into an accordion-folding peepshow. Contains five perforated panels. The back cover contains two paper bellows for making the peepshow. Offset lithograph. |
| Physical description | Contains five perforated panels. The back cover contains two paper bellows for making the peepshow. Offset lithograph. . |
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| Credit line | Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from the collections of Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner and allocated to the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2016. |
| Object history | Part of the Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner Collection, collected over 30 years and given to the V&A Museum through the government's Cultural Gift Scheme in 2016. |
| Summary | Enid Blyton's Rubbalong Tale is the subject of this accordion-folding peepshow. An illustrated story about the inhabitants of Tiptop village, including Rubbalong, Dame Dandy, Grabbit the gnome, Mr and Mrs Tuck and Mr Rumbustious. This book was designed to be dismantled and turned into a paper peepshow. |
| Bibliographic reference | R. Hyde, Paper Peepshows. The Jacqueline and Jonathan Gestetner Collection (Woodbridge: The Antique Collectors' Club, 2015), cat. 289. |
| Other number | 2015856 - Previous number |
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| Library number | Gestetner 289 |
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| Record created | December 2, 2016 |
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