Toy Theatre
1960-1967 (published)
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Toy theatres were popular all over Europe during the second half of the 19th century. They could either be bought, or made and added to at home. The toy theatre was a favourite family activity. This theatre and the play sets that go with it are replicas of mid 19th-century originals published by the leading English toy theatre makers, such as Redington and Skelt. Theatre sheets would have been sold either plain or already coloured in, with a different price for each. This is the origin of the phrase, ‘penny plain or tuppence coloured’.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 27 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Wood, printed card and paper |
| Brief description | Wooden toy theatre set with a scene from Harlequinade, made in England by Pollocks in the 1960s |
| Physical description | Wooden toy theatre set with a scene from Harlequinade. Coloured card lithographs for scenery and a fibreglass front. Seven plays with characters to cut out. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs K. L. Fawdrey, Pollocks Toy Museum |
| Production | Original 19th century sheets reprinted by Pollocks |
| Summary | Toy theatres were popular all over Europe during the second half of the 19th century. They could either be bought, or made and added to at home. The toy theatre was a favourite family activity. This theatre and the play sets that go with it are replicas of mid 19th-century originals published by the leading English toy theatre makers, such as Redington and Skelt. Theatre sheets would have been sold either plain or already coloured in, with a different price for each. This is the origin of the phrase, ‘penny plain or tuppence coloured’. |
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| Accession number | MISC.44&:1 to 7-1967 |
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| Record created | March 5, 2004 |
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