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Jack-in-the-box

Jack-in-the-box

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (manufactured)

  • Date:

    1945-1950 (manufactured)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Mettoy Ltd (manufacturer)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Painted tin, with musical movement

  • Credit Line:

    Given by Mr R. Thornton

  • Museum number:

    MISC.76-1988

  • Gallery location:

    Museum of Childhood, Moving Toys Gallery, case 13

  • Image in copyright

Physical description

Made of brightly painted tin with pictures of clowns on each side. Most of the background is painted red, but the inside of the lid, which is held down by a small catch is painted yellow. The name "Bryan" is scratched into the paint on the underside of the tin. The number of the musical movement is given as 655658. The Jack figure is a clown with a painted plastic head, red felt cap and red and white spotted body covering a large metal spring. The toy plays "Pop goes the Weasel" when a small red handle is turned on the side of the box. The musical movement was made by Selcol Products Ltd.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (manufactured)

Date

1945-1950 (manufactured)

Artist/maker

Mettoy Ltd (manufacturer)

Materials and Techniques

Painted tin, with musical movement

Marks and inscriptions

The name METTOY set within a lozenge shaped outline appears on the toy.

Descriptive line

Painted tin Jack-in-the-Box made in England by Mettoy in the late 1940s

Categories

Children & Childhood; Dolls & Toys

Collection code

MoC

Qr_O89876
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