Diorama
1975-1979 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
The toy is lithographed tinplate and the mechanism is housed in the body with the key bar protruding from one end and an on/off switch to the side. It is green and grey with yellow, blue, orange and white markings to show a park with trees, steps, cars and people. The underside is mottled grey. The scene has two moving circles on which are placed three buses. At each end of the platform is a bus station and in the centre a rounded shape representing a tunnel. When wound up the two circles move around and the buses go in and out of the station and tunnel.
1. toy
2. winding handle of red plastic
1. toy
2. winding handle of red plastic
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Lithographed tinplated mild steel and plastic, with a clockwork mechanism; tongue and slot joins |
| Brief description | Tinplate clockwork animated scene with buses made in China in the late 1970s |
| Physical description | The toy is lithographed tinplate and the mechanism is housed in the body with the key bar protruding from one end and an on/off switch to the side. It is green and grey with yellow, blue, orange and white markings to show a park with trees, steps, cars and people. The underside is mottled grey. The scene has two moving circles on which are placed three buses. At each end of the platform is a bus station and in the centre a rounded shape representing a tunnel. When wound up the two circles move around and the buses go in and out of the station and tunnel. 1. toy 2. winding handle of red plastic |
| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | possibly A in a circle |
| Credit line | Given by Clio Whittaker |
| Object history | References: This collection of toys was acquired by the donor while attending Peking University in 1978 and 1979. The majority of the toys were made in China for its own market. See additional notes, B. 106-1996 |
| Production | This type of toy was familiarly produced under the name 'ABTOTPACCA' in the USSR in the 1960s, with a metal key. It is not clear if this example was made in Russia and exported, or if it might be a copy manufactured in China. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.184:1, 2-1996 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2000 |
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