R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) Stuffed Toy with sound
Soft Toy
©1977; 1978 (made)
©1977; 1978 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Soft toy in the shape of R2-D2; made of coarse white cotton printed in blue and black to show the features of the figure. The domed head is of silvered cloth also printed in black and blue with a red dot at the front. The instructions say that when the red dot is pressed the figure will bleep; this is not working. The arms are attached with large white plastic knobs. To the front is attached a large; round card label; printed in colours to show the title, description and a photograph of the film character. Sewn to the lower back seam is a cloth label printed with the trademarks and washing instructions .
*A companion piece was made of Chewbacca.
*A companion piece was made of Chewbacca.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | R2-D2 (Artoo-Detoo) Stuffed Toy with sound (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | printed card label; coarse cotton; plastic; polyester filling |
| Brief description | R2-D2 Stuffed Toy; Taiwan; 1977/78 |
| Physical description | Soft toy in the shape of R2-D2; made of coarse white cotton printed in blue and black to show the features of the figure. The domed head is of silvered cloth also printed in black and blue with a red dot at the front. The instructions say that when the red dot is pressed the figure will bleep; this is not working. The arms are attached with large white plastic knobs. To the front is attached a large; round card label; printed in colours to show the title, description and a photograph of the film character. Sewn to the lower back seam is a cloth label printed with the trademarks and washing instructions . *A companion piece was made of Chewbacca. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Kenner Products
™ Trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Characters
© 1977 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. © General Mills Fun
Group Inc 1978 Kenner Products; Cincinnati Ohio |
| Object history | References: Star Wars; film with copyright of 1977 by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation Chewbacca ages 2 and up; machine washable. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.1006-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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