TURN THE TERRIBLE TANK

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Artist/Maker	Tomy Company Inc. (manufacturers)
Place of origin	Japan (manufactured)

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs a child playing with the game
contains a moulded grey and black plastic tank, orange plastic ramps, red timer and blue and red controls; one stainless steel ball
battery operated

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Object type	Table game
Parts	This object consists of 8 parts. Box Tank Timer Ramp Control Control Control Top Ramp
Title	TURN THE TERRIBLE TANK (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	printed card, moulded plastic, stainless steel Card Plastic Stainless Steel Printed Moulded
Brief description	Turn the Terrible Tank, Tomy, Japan, 1979
Physical description	card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs a child playing with the game contains a moulded grey and black plastic tank, orange plastic ramps, red timer and blue and red controls; one stainless steel ball battery operated
Dimensions	Length: 20¼in Width: 8¼in Depth: 4¼in
Production type	mass produced
Copy number	7053
Marks and inscriptions	ALL FAMILY GAME (box; printed)
Credit line	Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history	Part of the Palitoy Archive the same as B.1229-1999 but box is quite different
Production	Attribution note: tested sample Reason For Production: retail
Associated object	B.1229:1-1999
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.1230:1-1999

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Record created	July 26, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O42043/turn-the-terrible-tank-table-game-tomy-company-inc/

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