Original Sylvanian Families™; Caravan; Original Sylvanian Families™ CARAVAN ACCESSORIES

Physical description

The majority of the items are of moulded plastic, in various colours.
[Caravan] GYPSY CARAVAN STYLE
plastic, moulded and put together to form the sides, ends, base and back wheels of the caravan
the base is green and it extends at the back to form the top of the step and at the front to form the seat; it is mounted on two wheels of beige with a cream axle running through a matching plate which is screwed to the base; there is a matching plate at the front to which is attached the front wheels
the base inside is grooved and at one end forms a seat with a cream lid (this lifts up when the front wheels need to be attached); midway along one wall is a post into which fits the basin
at each end are red walls each with double opening yellow doors; door top halves cut away as windows; walls are rounded at the top and there is a spike at each corner
left side lower half is cream, with red upper and a central double opening window in yellow
matched on the right side with a cream lower half which drops down; upper half is attached to roof
at the back outside are two yellow ballastrades
[Roof] moulded plastic in various colours
convex roof with raised panel along centre and decorative ends
one side of the caravan is attached - red upper right side with double opening yellow windows
this was done so that access to the toy was made easier
[Set of wheels] front wheels and arms, moulded cream and beige plastic
between the wheels is a plastic screw which allows the wheels to be attached to the base of the caravan
[Screw] opaque plastic screw which allows the front wheels and arms to be attached to the base
[Horse] moulded plastic covered with grey flock; it is jointed at the legs
mane and tail are of white rooted saran hair and eyes are black beads
wearing a black cotton nose band with long matching reins and a neck collar of black elastic with a black cotton bow
[miniature (size attriubute)] harness or yoke, moulded white plastic ring shape which fits over the horse's back and has loops to hold the arms from the front wheels in place
[Ribbon] black nose band and reins for the horse
[Ribbon] length of red ribbon to be used with the horse, probably to decorate its tail
[Brush] tan plastic, moulded to represent a horse brush
[Comb] horse comb, matching B.43:9-1998
[Step ladder] moulded cream plastic with three steps and knobs on the upper outer edges to attach it to the back of the caravan
[miniature (size attribute)] moulded black plastic representing a pot bellied stove
[Sink unit] moulded cream plastic, with folding lid lined with mirror paper
it is slotted over a holder on the caravan side
on one side is hooks and on the other slots
[Plate rack] moulded cream plastic plate rack with a hook at the back so it can be attached to the top edge of the caravan side
it has a shelf with the centre cut away and two hooks below
[Cupboard] cream moulded plastic with a hook at the back so it can be attached to the top edge of the caravan
one shelf cupboard unit with a drawer in the lower left corner
[Drawer] drawer for the hanging cupboard
[Cup rack] cream plastic, moulded to represent a cup rack with 6 hooks
at the back are two hoooks to allow it to be attached to the caravan side, above the sink unit
[Frying pan] white plastic, moulded to represent a frying pan with a hole at the end of the handle
[Plate] white plastic, moulded to represent a dinner plate
[Plate] white plastic, moulded to represent a tea plate
[Plate] white plastic, moulded to represent a tea plate
[Cup] white plastic, moulded to represent a cup
[Cup] as B.43:22-1998
[Mug] white plastic, moulded to represent a mug
[Mug] as B.43:24-1998
[Ladle] white plastic, moulded to represent a ladle
[miniature (size attribute)] white plastic, moulded to represent a kitchen knife
[miniature (size attibute)] white plastic, moulded to represent a knife
[Fork] white plastic, moulded to represent a fork
[Spoon] white plastic, moulded to represent a spoon
[Spoon] as B.43:30-1998
[Bucket] tan plastic, moulded to represent a bucket, with brass metal handle
[Bucket] tan plastic, moulded to represent a washing tub
[Jug] tan plastic, moulded to represent a jug
[Vase] tan plastic, moulded to represent a vase
[Flower] white cotton head, tinged with pink, yellow plastic centre; long twisted white stem
[Flower] as B.43:36-1998
[Flower] as B.43:36-1998
[Chimney] moulded black plastic chimney which sits into a cut away section on the roof
[Blanket] lavender brushed nylon; rectangular with rounded corners
[lining (material)] printed card representing the bed lining which is placed inside the bed at the front of the caravan
at one end is a tongue shape to ease the removal of the card when the front wheels need to be put on or taken off
[stickers] stickers to be used to decorate the caravan, yellow paper printed in colours to show flower pots with birds
[stickers] as B.43:42-1998
[Bag] clear plastic bag containing accessories
[Bag] clear plastic bag containing accessories
[Bag] clear plastic bag containing accessories
[sheets (information artifacts)] instruction sheet for the assembly of caravan and its parts
[Box] card, printed in colours to show photographs of the toy and accessories, maker's details and trademarks, British safety trademarks and details of age ranges 3+ and 4+
opens at the top with a tongue and slot fitting
titles and details in three languages
[Handle] red plastic handle which slots into designed holes in the top flap of the box
[Insert] brown card, cut and shaped to hold roof
[Insert] brown card, cut and shaped to hold the front wheels
[Insert] brown card, cut and shaped to hold parts of the toy
[Box] white card, accessories box

Place of Origin

Taiwan

Date

1989 - 1995, ©1989

Artist/maker

Tomy (manufacturers)
Epoch Co Ltd (manufacturers)

Materials and Techniques

[Caravan] moulded plastic in various colours
[Roof] moulded plastic

Marks and inscriptions

[Caravan] SYLVANIAN FAMILIES
©1989 EPOCH CO LTD
MADE IN TAIWAN
[Horse] ©1985 EPOCH
TAIWAN
[sheets (information artifacts)] TOMY ®
Ref. No. 3165
[Box] TOMY®
[Box] Tomy Uk Ltd
European Headquarters
Sutton, Surrey, SM1 1LD, England
[Box] ©1989 Epoch Co Ltd
©Dixon-Manning Ltd
Made in Taiwan
[Box] TOY & MODEL CORNER
Our Price £16.75

Dimensions

[Caravan] length: 24.5 cm, width: 13.5 cm, height: 18.5 cm
[Roof] length: 23.5 cm, width: 15.3 cm
[Set of wheels] length: 17 cm, width: 13 cm
[Horse] length: 11 cm, height: 12 cm
[Brush] length: 1.8 cm
[Step ladder] length: 8.5 cm
[miniature (size attribute)] height: 5 cm
[Sink unit] width: 4.5 cm, depth: 4.5 cm
[Plate rack] height: 4.5 cm, width: 4 cm
[Cupboard] height: 4 cm, width: 4 cm
[Cup rack] length: 6 cm
[Frying pan] length: 4.5 cm
[Plate] diameter: 3 cm
[Plate] diameter: 2 cm
[Plate] diameter: 2 cm
[Cup] height: 1 cm
[Mug] height: 1.5 cm
[Ladle] length: 3.5 cm
[miniature (size attribute)] length: 3.2 cm
[miniature (size attibute)] length: 2 cm
[Fork] length: 2 cm
[Spoon] length: 2 cm
[Bucket] height: 3.5 cm with handle, diameter: 2.5 cm greatest
[Bucket] length: 6.5 cm with handles
[Jug] height: 1.5 cm
[Vase] height: 2.5 cm
[Flower] length: 5 cm
[Chimney] height: 3.7 cm
[Blanket] length: 9 cm, width: 4.5 cm
[lining (material)] length: 8.5 cm without tongue, width: 4.3 cm
[stickers] length: 10.4 cm, width: 6 cm
[sheets (information artifacts)] length: 31 cm, width: 21.5 cm
[Box] length: 33.5 cm, height: 24.5 cm, width: 14 cm
[Handle] length: 17 cm
[Box] length: 14 cm, width: 10.5 cm, depth: 4 cm

Object history note

This was donated by Tomy UK Ltd and has not been played with, however, it has been used for display

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Toy Trader, May 1989

Production Note

Reason For Production: retail

Materials

Paper; Cotton; Plastic; Cardboard; Ribbon; Elastic; Brushed nylon; Corrugated cardboard

Techniques

Moulded; Printed

Production Type

mass produced

Collection code

BGM