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PENGUIN PLAY REFRIGERATOR

Household Utensil
1970-1975 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the toy being played with
contains a large blue and white penguin with opening front
additional equipment stored inside including a white plastic ice cube tray containing white and clear plastic cubes each with an animal inside - pink horse, orange lion, blue rhino and green bear


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Box
  • Penguin Frig
  • Ice Cube Tray
  • Ice Cube
  • Ice Cube
  • Ice Cube
  • Ice Cube
Titles
  • PENGUIN PLAY REFRIGERATOR (manufacturer's title)
  • ZOODLELAND (series title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Brief description
Penguin Play Refrigerator, Kusan, USA, 1970-75

Penguin Play Refrigerator, Kusan, USA, 1970-75

Penguin Play Refrigerator, Kusan, USA, 1970-75

Penguin Play Refrigerator, Kusan, USA, 1970-75

Penguin Play Refrigerator, Kusan, USA, 1970-75

Penguin Play Refrigerator, Kusan, USA, 1970-75

Penguin Play Refrigerator, Kusan, USA, 1970-75
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the toy being played with
contains a large blue and white penguin with opening front
additional equipment stored inside including a white plastic ice cube tray containing white and clear plastic cubes each with an animal inside - pink horse, orange lion, blue rhino and green bear
Dimensions
  • Height: 19¾in
  • Width: 14¼in
  • Depth: 8in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
152
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
see also the matching sink, stove and workbench
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
B.889:1-1999

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Record createdJuly 4, 2000
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