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Tonka Hydraulic Dump No.2585

Box
1965-1969 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Domtar Packaging Limited (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Toronto (manufactured)

This box was mass produced for Tonka Toys. This particular box depicts how popular the Tonka toys were, as it has information translated into 5 different languages. This shows the importance of these toys and how they would have been shipped and sold around the world.

Object details

Categories
Dolls & Toys
Children & Childhood
Object type
Box
TitleTonka Hydraulic Dump No.2585 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Corrugated cardboard
Brief description
Box, corrugated cardboard, for Tonka Hydraulic Dump no.2585 toy vehicle, Domtar Packaging Limited, Toronto, 1965-1969.
Physical description
White and pale green printed corrugated card box for a Tonka hydraulic dump no. 2585. The box is empty. It has five different languages printed on the side, English, German, Spanish, French and Italian. The logo for Tonka is printed on each side of the box, along with where it was made, Toronto, Canada. Three images of the truck have been printed on three sides and have been coloured in a pale Green bottom of the box is printed with the manufacturers of the box- Domtar Packaging Limited.
Dimensions
  • Length: 34.3cm
  • Height: 16.1cm
  • Width: 19.6cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'CONTAINER MFD. BY DOMTAR PACKAGING LIMITED CORRUGATED PRODUCTS DIVISION TORONTO, CANADA. 833759 GB......' (On bottom of box, manufacturers mark for box)
  • '£4.70. Item on display.' (Handwritten on the box)
Credit line
Given by Markham Henry Bailey
Summary
This box was mass produced for Tonka Toys. This particular box depicts how popular the Tonka toys were, as it has information translated into 5 different languages. This shows the importance of these toys and how they would have been shipped and sold around the world.
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.206-2010

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Record createdJuly 7, 2010
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1160752/tonka-hydraulic-dump-no2585-box-domtar-packaging-limited/
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