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Talking K-9™

Space Toy
1978 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours, mainly blues, to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the machine and characters
contains one moulded grey plastic stylised dog figure
battery operated


Object details

Object type
Titles
  • Talking K-9™ (manufacturer's title)
  • DR. WHO™ (series title)
Materials and techniques
Printed card, moulded plastic
Brief description
Grey plastic Dr Who Talking K-9 robot dog made in England by Palitoy in 1978
Physical description
card box printed in colours, mainly blues, to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the machine and characters
contains one moulded grey plastic stylised dog figure
battery operated
Dimensions
  • Length: 9.5in
  • Width: 7.25in
  • Depth: 4.5in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
Cat. No.73009
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

Based on the popular BBC television series

produced after Denys Fisher became part of Palitoy
Production
Licensed by BBC Enterprises

Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.1118:1-1999

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Record createdSeptember 19, 2000
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