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ROTADRAW

Drawing Kit
1969
Artist/Maker
Rotadraw (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Tonbridge (manufactured)

Card box, printed in colours to show the title and maker's details, as well as images of Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Rabbit and Christopher Robin. Also depicted are two children, a boy and a girl, delightedly using ROTADRAW sets. The box contains: instructions; a yellow card tray; several sheets of paper; coloured pens (yellow, black, violet, red, blue); pins with yellow or blue tops; and blue plastic discs, which are the drawing tools.

Object details

Categories
Toys & Games
Drawings
Character Merchandise
Object type
Drawing kit
Parts
This object consists of 29 parts.

  • Box
  • Box
  • Instructions
  • Tray
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Pins
  • Pins
  • Pen
  • Pen
  • Pen
  • Pen
  • Pen
  • Tool
  • Tool
  • Tool
  • Tool
  • Tool
  • Tool
  • Tray
  • Insert
  • Insert
  • Card
Titles
  • ROTADRAW (manufacturer's title)
  • Winnie the Pooh and TIGGER too (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed card; injection moulded plastic
Brief description
'Winnie the Pooh and Tigger too' drawing set; Rotadraw, England, 1969
Physical description
Card box, printed in colours to show the title and maker's details, as well as images of Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Rabbit and Christopher Robin. Also depicted are two children, a boy and a girl, delightedly using ROTADRAW sets. The box contains: instructions; a yellow card tray; several sheets of paper; coloured pens (yellow, black, violet, red, blue); pins with yellow or blue tops; and blue plastic discs, which are the drawing tools.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 4.5cm
  • Paper width: 36cm
  • Depth: 24.5cm
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • ©WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS
  • '1969 UK / Educational / TOY / OF THE YEAR / Award'
  • '£2.61' (Paper label, top right)
  • 'FOR ALL GIRLS AND BOYS - / THE MAGIC WAY TO DRAW'
  • 'TURN THE DISCS -/ DRAW SURPRISE PICTURES'
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Winner of the 1969 UK Educational Toy of the Year Award. This object is part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Subjects depicted
Teddy Bears
Children
Rabbits
Piglets
Tigers
Winnie the Pooh
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.546-1998

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Record createdNovember 30, 1999
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O12429/rotadraw-drawing-kit-rotadraw/
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