Figure
ca.1955 (manufactured)
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Figure of spaceman, made from injection-moulded silver-grey polystyrene. The figure wears a spacesuit and is taking a step forward, the right foot in front of the left.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Injection-moulded polystyrene |
| Brief description | Figure, spaceman; grey plastic, Tudor Rose, Wales, about 1955 |
| Physical description | Figure of spaceman, made from injection-moulded silver-grey polystyrene. The figure wears a spacesuit and is taking a step forward, the right foot in front of the left. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'TUDOR ROSE' / MADE IN [...]' (Moulded on back, below waist) |
| Object history | Part of the Edward Castle collection. |
| Production | Similar space figures to this one were manufactured by several American toy companies, beginning with Archer in the 1950s. Copies by Tudor Rose (of which this object is one) were smaller than the American originals. |
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| Accession number | B.62-2016 |
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| Record created | October 28, 2016 |
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