BUSY 'B' HAIR DRYER

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Artist/Maker	Airfix Products Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Hong Kong (manufactured)

card box base printed in colours on red and yellow to show the title, maker's details and illustrations; sealed in cellophane
contains a moulded plastic hair dryer, with the top designed to represent a comic face in pink and the handle in blue representing a dress
billed as SAFE ACTION TOY, it is operated by a pull string action and not batteries

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Object type	Action toy
Title	BUSY 'B' HAIR DRYER (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	card, plastic Card Plastic Printed Moulded
Brief description	Sealed box, Airfix, Hong Kong, 1969
Physical description	card box base printed in colours on red and yellow to show the title, maker's details and illustrations; sealed in cellophane contains a moulded plastic hair dryer, with the top designed to represent a comic face in pink and the handle in blue representing a dress billed as SAFE ACTION TOY, it is operated by a pull string action and not batteries
Dimensions	Length: 10in Width: 6½in Depth: 3in
Production type	mass produced
Copy number	1750
Credit line	Given by the Palitoy Company
Production	Reason For Production: retail
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.1968-1999

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Record created	May 19, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39747/busy-b-hair-dryer-action-toy-airfix-products-ltd/

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