Arm Bands

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Artist/Maker	Chad Valley Company Limited (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Taiwan

card label, printed in colours on cream to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the character and the toy; stapled to a clear plastic bag
contains heavy gauge vinyl arm bands printed in colours to show designs from Holly Hobbie

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Object type	Swimming aids
Titles	Arm Bands (manufacturer's title) HOLLY HOBBIE™ (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	card, printed in colours, vinyl, plastic Card Vinyl Plastic Printed
Brief description	Inflatable plastic Holly Hobbie Arm Bands made in Taiwan by Chad Valley in 1978
Physical description	card label, printed in colours on cream to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the character and the toy; stapled to a clear plastic bag contains heavy gauge vinyl arm bands printed in colours to show designs from Holly Hobbie
Dimensions	Length: 8in Width: 8in
Production type	mass produced
Copy number	26000
Marks and inscriptions	©1978 The Chad Valley Company, Birmingham Holly Hobbie Designs ©American Greetings Corporation, 1978 (box; printed)
Object history	Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context	marked in green with the test number 1561, though it has not been tested
Production	Made in Taiwan Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects	B.497-1999 B.498-1999 B.499-1999
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.496-1999

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Record created	November 22, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O12295/arm-bands-swimming-aids-chad-valley-company/

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