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PICTURE FUN GEARS

Picture Making Toy
©1971
Artist/Maker
Airfix Products Ltd (manufacturers)
Place of origin
England

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the toy being played with; with card lining; base is printed to show the various games and toys in the Romper Room series
contains plastic gear wheels (two each of four sizes, in red and blue), plastic 12 rods, axles and accessories and a set of four coloured card pictures


Object details

Object type
Picture making toy
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Picture Making Toy, English, ©1971
  • Metal Plate With Green Plastic Spoke
  • Gear Set
  • Rod and Axle Set
  • Picture Set
  • Box Lid
  • Box Base
  • Box Lining
TitlePICTURE FUN GEARS (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
card printed in colours moulded plastic
Card
Plastic
Printed
Moulded
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the toy being played with; with card lining; base is printed to show the various games and toys in the Romper Room series
contains plastic gear wheels (two each of four sizes, in red and blue), plastic 12 rods, axles and accessories and a set of four coloured card pictures
Dimensions
  • Length: 15in
  • Width: 12¾in
  • Depth: 2in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
Romper Room Code No. 53032-1
Marks and inscriptions
  • THE NEW KINDERGARTEN TOY RANGE Made under license from Hasbro Industries (note spelling of License; base of packaging; printed)
  • ©Airfix Products Ltd 1971 Made in England UK Pat. Pend. 13027/70 Ages 3½ - 9 (packaging; printed)
  • LUDLOW'S £2.56 (printed and hand written price label)
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context
Romper Room is a trademark of Hasbro Industries Inc
Production
also marked UK Pat. Pend. 13027/70 - representing 1970

Reason For Production: retail
Other number
Cat. No. 1864
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.386:1-1999

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Record createdOctober 6, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11803/picture-fun-gears-picture-making-toy-airfix-products-ltd/
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