Toytown Figure
1920-1930 (made)
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Male painted wooden figure with articulated head, arms and legs. The body and arms are dark blue with a carved collar and orange muffler. There are two white button spots on the front and a card wing collar under the neck. The sides of the body are painted card pieces. The legs are grey squared with green lines and the feet are black. The face and hands are flesh coloured. The top of the head is carved in a square blue cap shape. The face features are painted apart from the nose which is carved. The arms are articulated by means of metal pins.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood and card |
| Brief description | Painted wooden figure, old gentleman, made by S G Hulme Beaman in the 1920s |
| Physical description | Male painted wooden figure with articulated head, arms and legs. The body and arms are dark blue with a carved collar and orange muffler. There are two white button spots on the front and a card wing collar under the neck. The sides of the body are painted card pieces. The legs are grey squared with green lines and the feet are black. The face and hands are flesh coloured. The top of the head is carved in a square blue cap shape. The face features are painted apart from the nose which is carved. The arms are articulated by means of metal pins. |
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| Credit line | Given by Betty Billett |
| Object history | One of Hulme Beaman's own original Toytown figures that he used for scene-setting prior to writing and illustrating his stories and plays |
| Bibliographic reference | Hulme Beaman, S.G. The Book of Toytown and Larry the Lamb, London: Harrap, 1979 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.58-2000 |
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| Record created | November 15, 2000 |
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