TARDIS™
Toy Spacecraft
1976 (manufactured)
1976 (manufactured)
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A card box printed in colours, mainly blues, to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy and associated characters. It contains one blue plastic British police telephone box. Behind the door is a revolving cylinder. An action figure placed inside this cylinder can appear to 'materialise' and 'dematerialise' when a button on top of the toy is pressed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Printed card, moulded plastic |
| Brief description | TARDIS, Denys Fisher, English, 1976 |
| Physical description | A card box printed in colours, mainly blues, to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy and associated characters. It contains one blue plastic British police telephone box. Behind the door is a revolving cylinder. An action figure placed inside this cylinder can appear to 'materialise' and 'dematerialise' when a button on top of the toy is pressed. |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by the Palitoy Company |
| Object history | Part of the Palitoy Archive Based on the popular BBC television series |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
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| Associated object | B.1116:2-1999 (Packaging) |
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| Accession number | B.1116-1999 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2000 |
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