Smurf

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Artist/Maker	Chad Valley Company Limited (manufacturer)
Place of origin	England (manufactured)

pressed mild steel drum, lithographed in colour to show Smurf characters in medallions set against yellow
top and bottom white
with red and white cord fastened through holes at the top sides
turned light wood drum stick
slightly damaged

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Object type	Musical toys
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below) Drum Toy (Recreational Artifact) Drumstick
Title	Smurf (series title)
Materials and techniques	lithographed mild pressed steel, turned wood Steel Cord Wood Lithography Turned
Brief description	Drum, Chad Valley, English, 1970s
Physical description	pressed mild steel drum, lithographed in colour to show Smurf characters in medallions set against yellow top and bottom white with red and white cord fastened through holes at the top sides turned light wood drum stick slightly damaged
Dimensions	Diameter: 6in Height: 3in
Production type	mass produced
Marks and inscriptions	1523 (marked in black on bottom)
Credit line	Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history	Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production	Attribution note: numbered test sample Reason For Production: retail
Associated object	B.625:1-1999 (Design)
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.624:1-1999

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Record created	September 20, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O48537/smurf-musical-toys-chad-valley-company/

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