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GOODS TRAIN

Model Railway
1970 - 1980 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card window box lid with panels cut out to reveal train parts; printed in colours on orange to show the title, maker's details and a photograph of the train; base of box is expanded polystyrene moulded to house the different parts
contains moulded plastic parts - red locomotive with housing to contain batteries, brown wagon, brown open wagon, silver tank wagon, 10 curved rails, 4 straight, and one cross over, rails are black plastic


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Box
  • Box Base
  • Locomotive
  • Tank Wagon
  • Open Wagon
  • Closed Wagon
TitleGOODS TRAIN (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
card, expanded polystyrene, plastic
Brief description
Goods Train, Unimax, Hong Kong, 1970s

Goods Train, Unimax, Hong Kong, 1970s

Goods Train, Unimax, Hong Kong, 1970s

Goods Train, Unimax, Hong Kong, 1970s

Goods Train, Unimax, Hong Kong, 1970s

Goods Train, Unimax, Hong Kong, 1970s
Physical description
card window box lid with panels cut out to reveal train parts; printed in colours on orange to show the title, maker's details and a photograph of the train; base of box is expanded polystyrene moulded to house the different parts
contains moulded plastic parts - red locomotive with housing to contain batteries, brown wagon, brown open wagon, silver tank wagon, 10 curved rails, 4 straight, and one cross over, rails are black plastic
Dimensions
  • Length: 11in
  • Width: 9¾in
  • Depth: 2½in
Production typemass produced
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
marked MADE IN HONG KONG

Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.1159:1-1999

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Record createdMay 31, 2000
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