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TICK TOCK CLOCK

Construction Toy
©1971
Artist/Maker
Airfix Products Ltd (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Hong Kong

cardand cellophane window box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and drawings of how to assemble the toy; with instructions sheet and box lining
contains plastic parts of different colours with cogs, bells and hands


Object details

Object type
Construction toy
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Clock Building Toy, Hong Kong, ©1971, Clock
  • Clock
  • Key
  • Instructions
  • Box Lid
  • Box Base
  • Box Lining
TitleTICK TOCK CLOCK (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
card printed in colours plastic, moulded
Card
Plastic
Printed
Moulded
Physical description
cardand cellophane window box, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and drawings of how to assemble the toy; with instructions sheet and box lining
contains plastic parts of different colours with cogs, bells and hands
Dimensions
  • Length: 11in
  • Width: 9in
  • Depth: 2 5/8in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
Romper Room Code No. 53030-5
Marks and inscriptions
  • ©Airfix Products Ltd 1971 Made under license from Hasbro Industries Ages 5 - 9 (note spelling of License; packaging; printed)
  • 2-60 (£2-60) 76 (hand written pink price label)
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context
Romper Room is a trademark of Hasbro Industries Inc
*There were three samples of this toy, all tested and one example which was not kept was marked SPRING DAMAGED.
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Other number
Cat. No. 1862
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.385:1-1999

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Record createdOctober 6, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11802/tick-tock-clock-construction-toy-airfix-products-ltd/
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