Not currently on display at the V&A

Bagatelle

1970-1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bagatelle game, a transparent plastic case backed with printed card, showing a science fiction scene of planetary orbit, with a rocket blasting upwards and a green spacecraft containing two passengers, with two satellites below and stars and planets in the background. Contained within are two steel balls which are fired from a yellow plastic launcher powered by a steel spring.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded plastic; steel; printed card
Brief description
Bagatelle, card & plastic; Hong Kong, 1970-1979
Physical description
Bagatelle game, a transparent plastic case backed with printed card, showing a science fiction scene of planetary orbit, with a rocket blasting upwards and a green spacecraft containing two passengers, with two satellites below and stars and planets in the background. Contained within are two steel balls which are fired from a yellow plastic launcher powered by a steel spring.
Dimensions
  • Length: 8.6cm
Production typeMass produced
Object history
Part of the Edward Castle collection.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.524-2016

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Record createdNovember 14, 2016
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