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TOMY'S TUTOR TYPER™

Teaching Toy
©1977
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

black card box with top opening flap, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of children playing with the toy
contains a typewriter shape of moulded plastic in red, white, blue and yellow; 36 characters designed as an aid to teach spelling and counting

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Tomy's Tutor Typer™, Made in Hong Kong, ©1977
  • Typewriter (In Three Pieces, Incomplete, Has Been Tested)
  • Box
TitleTOMY'S TUTOR TYPER™ (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
card, printed in colours; moulded plastic
Physical description
black card box with top opening flap, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of children playing with the toy
contains a typewriter shape of moulded plastic in red, white, blue and yellow; 36 characters designed as an aid to teach spelling and counting
Dimensions
  • Length: 8.75in
  • Width: 8.5in
  • Depth: 4in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
1002
Marks and inscriptions
Made in Hong Kong ages 3 to 8 years (box; printed)
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context
teaching toy with letters of the alphabet and numbers
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.417:2-1999

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Record createdNovember 9, 1999
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