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Lott's Bricks

Building Brick
1920-1929 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lott's Bricks Ltd (manufacturer)
Mitchell, Arnold (designer)
Place of origin
England (made)

Box of building bricks (complete) of grey and white stone, in various shapes. Together with cardboard shapes in orange, striped with black, which form the roof of any building. There are two printed pamphlets showing the ground plans and elevations of buildings which can be constructed with these bricks. The box has a sliding lid on which is a coloured label describing the contetnts of the box, and bearing a picture of a market hall.

Object details

Categories
Children & Childhood
Games
Construction Toys
Object type
Building brick
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Building Bricks
  • Display Arrangement
TitleLott's Bricks (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Stone
Cardboard
Brief description
Lott's Bricks Series 3 Box 8, stone and card, England, c.1920s
Physical description
Box of building bricks (complete) of grey and white stone, in various shapes. Together with cardboard shapes in orange, striped with black, which form the roof of any building. There are two printed pamphlets showing the ground plans and elevations of buildings which can be constructed with these bricks. The box has a sliding lid on which is a coloured label describing the contetnts of the box, and bearing a picture of a market hall.
Dimensions
  • Box length: 463mm
  • Box width: 242mm
  • Box height: 53mm
Object history
Purchased from Christie's [77/265]
Association
Mitchell, Arnold
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
MISC.118-1978

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1121514/lotts-bricks-building-brick-mitchell-arnold/
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