Stacking Town
Wooden Toy
2006 (manufactured)
2006 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Stacking Town was made in 2006 by Wonderworld, a company that designs and manufactures educational and environmentally-friendly wooden toys. The blocks are made from rubberwood, which comes from a sustainable source in Thailand. The rubber tree is primarily used for the production of latex. In the past, when the supply of latex was exhausted the tree was often burnt and the wood went to waste.
Wooden blocks are an enduring nursery toy. They help to develop motor skills, hand-eye coordination and balance. Blocks such as these also encourage creativity and imagination as they can be used to create imaginary worlds.
Wooden blocks are an enduring nursery toy. They help to develop motor skills, hand-eye coordination and balance. Blocks such as these also encourage creativity and imagination as they can be used to create imaginary worlds.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 15 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Stacking Town (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted rubberwood, colour printed paper and card |
| Brief description | Wooden toy, Stacking Town, designed and manufactured by Wonderworld in Thailand, 2006. |
| Physical description | Stacking Town wooden building blocks comprising 12 interlocking painted rubberwood parts. The blocks consist of Painted and unpainted rubberwood cubes and cuboids, each with an 'H'-shaped profile, sections cut out to create interlocking blocks and printed window pattern on both flat sides. There is also a four-sided pyramid with four square feet beneath, it is printed with the Wonderworld logo of a rainbow over the Earth. With the blocks is its original packaging, a yellow and blue cardboard box printed with pictures of the stacking blocks in different combinations. There is also a white paper certificate printed with black text. The date mark has been stamped on by hand in blue ink. Finally, a Wonderworld product catalogue showing a range of toys for different age groups and company information. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by DKL Marketing Ltd |
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| Summary | Stacking Town was made in 2006 by Wonderworld, a company that designs and manufactures educational and environmentally-friendly wooden toys. The blocks are made from rubberwood, which comes from a sustainable source in Thailand. The rubber tree is primarily used for the production of latex. In the past, when the supply of latex was exhausted the tree was often burnt and the wood went to waste. Wooden blocks are an enduring nursery toy. They help to develop motor skills, hand-eye coordination and balance. Blocks such as these also encourage creativity and imagination as they can be used to create imaginary worlds. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.247:1 to 15-2010 |
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| Record created | January 24, 2011 |
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