Fire Station Playset

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On display at Young V&A

Imagine Gallery, Living Together, Case 1

This object consists of 15 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

Artist/Maker	Mettoy
Place of origin	Swansea Hong Kong

Metal fire station play set, comes with three boxed vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, and Fire Chief car), and 19 plastic parts (7 blue figures, 7 red chairs, 3 brown tables, a red desk/workbench, and a grey aerial which attaches to the chimney), metal, card and plastic, English, Mettoy Co Ltd, 1963

Fire station, box; Card, English, Mettoy Co Ltd, 1963

tower with 2 firemen on ladders; Card & Plastic, English, Mettoy Co Ltd

Object details

Categories	Children & Childhood Toy Vehicles Toys & Games
Object type	Fire station playset
Parts	This object consists of 15 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below) Toy Fire Station Toy (Recreational Artifact) Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station Toy Fire Station
Brief description	Metal fire station play set, comes with three boxed vehicles (ambulance, fire truck, and Fire Chief car), and 19 plastic parts (7 blue figures, 7 red chairs, 3 brown tables, a red desk/workbench, and a grey aerial which attaches to the chimney), metal, card and plastic, English, Mettoy Co Ltd, 1963 Fire station, box; Card, English, Mettoy Co Ltd, 1963 tower with 2 firemen on ladders; Card & Plastic, English, Mettoy Co Ltd
Dimensions	Fire station height: 335mm Fire station width: 484mm Fire station depth: 230mm
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.57-1963

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Record created	July 1, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1122138/fire-station-playset-mettoy/

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