Bridge
Construction Toy
1961 (manufactured)
1961 (manufactured)
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Construction toy with accessories and original packaging.
Cardboard box, printed in colours to show the title, maker and picture of two boys playing with the bridge. Inside are three sheets of card with press out pieces to construct the bridge, traffic signals, approach roads, a sail boat, a tug boat and a policeman. The pieces are coloured red, blue, white, black and grey on yellow card. The bridge is constructed by slotting pieces together. These sheets rest inside the box on a yellow card stand.
Two metal vehicles, both marled underneath with 'TOOTSIETOY CHICAGO USA' and the black plastic tyres are marked 'TOOTSIETOY.
1. Yellow Ford Truck
2. Blue Ford Thunderbird car.
Cardboard box, printed in colours to show the title, maker and picture of two boys playing with the bridge. Inside are three sheets of card with press out pieces to construct the bridge, traffic signals, approach roads, a sail boat, a tug boat and a policeman. The pieces are coloured red, blue, white, black and grey on yellow card. The bridge is constructed by slotting pieces together. These sheets rest inside the box on a yellow card stand.
Two metal vehicles, both marled underneath with 'TOOTSIETOY CHICAGO USA' and the black plastic tyres are marked 'TOOTSIETOY.
1. Yellow Ford Truck
2. Blue Ford Thunderbird car.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Printed die-cut card, metal, plastic |
| Brief description | Construction toy, 'Bridge; The Build & Play Set', Arnold Arnold, Pastime Products, USA, 1961 |
| Physical description | Construction toy with accessories and original packaging. Cardboard box, printed in colours to show the title, maker and picture of two boys playing with the bridge. Inside are three sheets of card with press out pieces to construct the bridge, traffic signals, approach roads, a sail boat, a tug boat and a policeman. The pieces are coloured red, blue, white, black and grey on yellow card. The bridge is constructed by slotting pieces together. These sheets rest inside the box on a yellow card stand. Two metal vehicles, both marled underneath with 'TOOTSIETOY CHICAGO USA' and the black plastic tyres are marked 'TOOTSIETOY. 1. Yellow Ford Truck 2. Blue Ford Thunderbird car. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Arnold Arnold, Esq. |
| Object history | Gifted in 1981 [81/496] by Arnold Arnold. |
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| Accession number | MISC.184-1981 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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