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Young Discoverers Club

Design
ca. 1985 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Set of felt tip design concept drawings for Humbrol's 'World of Discovery' range of scientific products. All are paper, mounted on thick white paper, and include drawings of proposed shop fittings and merchandise. The last is packaging design for a 'bug box' endorsed by David Bellamy.


Object details

Categories
Designs
Children & Childhood
Science
Advertising
Object type
Design
Parts
This object consists of 10 parts.

  • Design
  • Design
  • Design
  • Design
  • Design
  • Design
  • Design
  • Design
  • Design
  • Design
Titles
  • Young Discoverers Club (manufacturer's title)
  • Humbrol World of Discovery (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Felt-tip drawings
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Set of concept design drawings for 'Young Discoverers Club', Humbrol, 1980s
Physical description
Set of felt tip design concept drawings for Humbrol's 'World of Discovery' range of scientific products. All are paper, mounted on thick white paper, and include drawings of proposed shop fittings and merchandise. The last is packaging design for a 'bug box' endorsed by David Bellamy.
Dimensions
  • Width: 60cm
  • Height: 41.7cm
Production typeUnique
Historical context
The Humber Oil Company was founded in Kingston upon Hull in 1919. During the 1950s they began to produce model paint and other model making equipment. Probably Humbrol’s most instantly recognisable product is the 14ml tins of enamel paint they have produced for decades, with lids showing the colour of the paint inside. The company was bought in 1976 by the Hobby Products Group of Borden Inc., who also owned Heller, a large French model manufacturer. In 1986, Borden also bought Airfix following the closure of Palitoy.
Subjects depicted
Shops
T-Shirts
Bags
Magazines
Calculators
Caps
David Bellamy
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.627-2016

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Record createdMarch 7, 2017
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1386794/young-discoverers-club-design-unknown/
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