Cane Gastone
Mechanical Animal
1970-1979 (manufactured)
1970-1979 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
card box printed in colours on white to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy
contains brushed nylon dog, cream and black with peach coloured lower mouth and paws, orange felt tongue, and black and white plastic eyes
around neck is a red felt collar with yellow spots
underside opens with a zipper to reveal battery compartment
inside mouth is a plastic tube to hold the white brushed nylon bone which has a white plastic spike
instructions in four languages for placing the batteries
dog barks
contains brushed nylon dog, cream and black with peach coloured lower mouth and paws, orange felt tongue, and black and white plastic eyes
around neck is a red felt collar with yellow spots
underside opens with a zipper to reveal battery compartment
inside mouth is a plastic tube to hold the white brushed nylon bone which has a white plastic spike
instructions in four languages for placing the batteries
dog barks
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Title | Cane Gastone (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | brushed nylon, felt, moulded plastic |
| Brief description | TC Sebino, Italian, 1970s |
| Physical description | card box printed in colours on white to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy contains brushed nylon dog, cream and black with peach coloured lower mouth and paws, orange felt tongue, and black and white plastic eyes around neck is a red felt collar with yellow spots underside opens with a zipper to reveal battery compartment inside mouth is a plastic tube to hold the white brushed nylon bone which has a white plastic spike instructions in four languages for placing the batteries dog barks |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Copy number | 536 |
| Marks and inscriptions | Gastone (white label attached to ear) |
| Credit line | Given by the Palitoy Company |
| Object history | Part of the Palitoy Archive |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.1401:1-1999 |
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| Record created | November 7, 2000 |
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