Unique 'Take To Pieces' Model of R.M.S. QUEEN MARY
Model Ship
1936
1936
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
thirteen deck pieces of card covered with paper printed in colours; through all have been drilled two holes into which slot two screws to hold the model together
the whole ship can be shown, however, by removing the bottom three decks a waterline model is created
the whole ship can be shown, however, by removing the bottom three decks a waterline model is created
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 22 parts.
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| Title | Unique 'Take To Pieces' Model of R.M.S. QUEEN MARY (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | card covered with paper printed in colours |
| Brief description | Model of r m s queen mary |
| Physical description | thirteen deck pieces of card covered with paper printed in colours; through all have been drilled two holes into which slot two screws to hold the model together the whole ship can be shown, however, by removing the bottom three decks a waterline model is created |
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| Production type | mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by Thomas O'Brien Baker |
| Object history | RMS Queen Mary was launched in 1936 and there were a number of toy spin-offs including games and puzzles. Many of these were manufactured by The Chad Valley Company who produced both the 3D ones and the jigsaws. G H Davis was the designer of the original plans for the full scale liner. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The model was bought for the donor's father, Patrick O'Brien Baker, born 1923, by his father, George O'Brien Baker in 1937. |
| Historical context | HRH Queen Mary was a frequent visitor to Bethnal Green Museum in the 1930s and donated a wide range of toys and dolls to its collections. |
| Production | Reason For Production: retail |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Games & Toys, March 1936, 66
Games & Toys, April 1936, cover and 50
Games & Toys, May 1936, 66
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.109:1-1999 |
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| Record created | May 24, 1999 |
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