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CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP™

Table Game
about 1981 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the characters; base is preformed expanded polystyrene
contains an action play centre with a bird's nest, a bird collecting food for its chicks, paths and slopes for moving the marbles (food) around; moulded plastic in various colours instructions
battery operated
PARTS MISSING


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 14 parts.

  • Box
  • 'Bird'
  • Nest Part
  • Nest Part
  • Tree
  • Slope
  • White Corner
  • Red Corner
  • Blue Corner
  • White Straight Track
  • Red Straight Track
  • Blue Straight Track
  • Decals
  • Instructions
TitleCHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP™ (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic, expanded polystyrene
Brief description
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981

Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep, Chad Valley, Hong Kong, about 1981
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the characters; base is preformed expanded polystyrene
contains an action play centre with a bird's nest, a bird collecting food for its chicks, paths and slopes for moving the marbles (food) around; moulded plastic in various colours instructions
battery operated
PARTS MISSING
Dimensions
  • Length: 17¾in
  • Width: 10½in
  • Depth: 4½in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
25501
Marks and inscriptions
ACTION PLAY CENTRE (box; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
marked MADE IN HONG KONG FOR CHAD VALLEY - this is after the company was absorbed by Palitoy

Attribution note: tested sample
Reason For Production: retail
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
B.1376:1-1999

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Record createdJuly 10, 2000
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