Spinning Toy
1975-1979 (made)
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This is a spinning toy operated by a push plunger turning cogs which turn a platform on which the toy sits. To the side is a coil of metal which quickly resets the plunger so it may be pushed again. The plunger and mechanism are rd and opaqur plastic and the platform is green plastic. In the platform are four cut out panels and in the centre is cream plastic figure of a dancer. Into the cut out panels slot four flame shaped metal pieces, each with cream and red stripes on the inside and coloured illustrations on the outside. These form an egg shape covering the figure. As the toy spins, these pieces open out to show the figure.
*The figure does not spin and has been cast with two fronts rather than a front and back and it has two points each side representing the bust.
*The figure does not spin and has been cast with two fronts rather than a front and back and it has two points each side representing the bust.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Lithographed tinplate and plastic, with tongue and slot joins |
| Brief description | Lithographed tinplate spinning toy with plunger mechanism made in China in the 1970s |
| Physical description | This is a spinning toy operated by a push plunger turning cogs which turn a platform on which the toy sits. To the side is a coil of metal which quickly resets the plunger so it may be pushed again. The plunger and mechanism are rd and opaqur plastic and the platform is green plastic. In the platform are four cut out panels and in the centre is cream plastic figure of a dancer. Into the cut out panels slot four flame shaped metal pieces, each with cream and red stripes on the inside and coloured illustrations on the outside. These form an egg shape covering the figure. As the toy spins, these pieces open out to show the figure. *The figure does not spin and has been cast with two fronts rather than a front and back and it has two points each side representing the bust. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| 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 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.191-1996 |
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| Record created | April 18, 2000 |
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