Pre Production Prototype
Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2)
1977-1980
1977-1980
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
housed in a window box of card printed in colour - it is the R2-D2 box
contains a model of R2D2 with the legs/arms removed
*the box has not been opened nor the contents disturbed
contains a model of R2D2 with the legs/arms removed
*the box has not been opened nor the contents disturbed
Object details
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| Titles |
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| Materials and techniques | card, plastic |
| Brief description | Palitoy, English, 1977-80 |
| Physical description | housed in a window box of card printed in colour - it is the R2-D2 box contains a model of R2D2 with the legs/arms removed *the box has not been opened nor the contents disturbed |
| Production type | prototype |
| Copy number | 38630 |
| Marks and inscriptions | TALKING R2-D2 PROTOTYPE MODEL FRAGILE
DO NOT UNLEASH
LEAVE TO BAP
SUPPLY SKETCH OF BATT. REPLACEMENT AND INITIAL PLACEMENT (notes on the inside of box) |
| Credit line | Given by the Palitoy Company |
| Object history | Part of the Palitoy Archive sent For the Attention of Mr Brian Turner, 1977-80 |
| Production | together with Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea or Macao |
| Associated object | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.2367:1-1999 |
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| Record created | August 31, 2000 |
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