TUNERVILLE™ PLAYER PIANO

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Artist/Maker	Tomy Company Inc. (manufacturers)
Place of origin	Japan

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 battery operated piano of moulded plastic in cream with other colours, a set of four plastic discs in red, green, blue and yellow and a songbook
designed to be played or it can play itself with one of the discs

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Object type	Toy piano
Parts	This object consists of 3 parts. Toy Piano Disc Set Box
Title	TUNERVILLE™ PLAYER PIANO (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	card, printed in colours; moulded plastic Card Plastic Printed Moulded
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 battery operated piano of moulded plastic in cream with other colours, a set of four plastic discs in red, green, blue and yellow and a songbook designed to be played or it can play itself with one of the discs
Dimensions	Length: 11in Width: 9½in Depth: 6in
Production type	mass produced
Copy number	1024
Marks and inscriptions	Made in Japan ages 3 to 7 (box)
Object history	Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context	a similar toy which was not kept had Palitoy labels on the box that read -PLEASE NOTE THIS SAMPLE IS NOT IN THE CORRECT PALITOY PACKAGING -PLEASE NOTE THIS PRODUCT WILL BE MOULDED IN RED
Production	Reason For Production: retail
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.419:1-1999

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Record created	November 9, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O12022/tunerville-player-piano-toy-piano-tomy-company-inc/

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