Sailor Buoy!
Table-Top Game
ca. 1970 (manufactured)
ca. 1970 (manufactured)
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This game was designed to re-create sailing on a table top. It consists of a plastic yacht on wheels which can be navigated across a flat surface and around plastic buoys using a 'blower' or fan. It was manufactured in ca. 1970 by Minimodels Ltd., a subsidiary of Lines Bros. Ltd., who used the Tri-ang trade mark. It was one of several games produced by Lines Bros. at this time which took yacht racing and sailing as their inspiration.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 11 parts.
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| Title | Sailor Buoy! (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plastic, injection-moulded and cardboard, folded and printed |
| Brief description | Table-top game, plastic and cardboard, 'Sailor Buoy!', manufactured by Minimodels Ltd. (Lines Bros. Ltd.), England, ca. 1970. |
| Physical description | Game in a cardboard box, the lid printed with images of the game being played. The equipment is held in place in the box by a cardboard insert, and consists of a wheeled yacht, three buoys with flags and a hand-held fan. All are produced in red, white or blue plastic. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Roger Gilham |
| Object history | This game was manufactured by Minimodels Ltd., a subsidiary of Lines Bros. Ltd., who used the Tri-ang trade mark. It was produced in ca. 1970. |
| Historical context | This game entails using a fan to blow a model yacht across a flat surface, such as a table top, to navigate around model 'buoys'. It is one of several games produced by Lines Bros. at this time which use sailing as an inspiration for their design. |
| Production | Minimodels Ltd. was a subsidiary of Lines Bros. Ltd., which used the Tri-ang trade mark |
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| Summary | This game was designed to re-create sailing on a table top. It consists of a plastic yacht on wheels which can be navigated across a flat surface and around plastic buoys using a 'blower' or fan. It was manufactured in ca. 1970 by Minimodels Ltd., a subsidiary of Lines Bros. Ltd., who used the Tri-ang trade mark. It was one of several games produced by Lines Bros. at this time which took yacht racing and sailing as their inspiration. |
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| Accession number | B.258:1 to 11-2010 |
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| Record created | February 17, 2011 |
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