HMS King George V

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Artist/Maker	Playcraft Toys Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin	England (made)

Constructional kit for ship, British battleship, grey plastic. Contains all parts required and a sheet of instructions. Cardboard box, printed in colour to show illustration of made up model, details of maker and special features.

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Category	Dolls & Toys
Object type	Boat
Titles	HMS King George V (manufacturer's title) 712 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	Plastic and cardboard Plastic Cardboard
Brief description	HMS King George V; ENGLAND, Aurora; 1958 on transfer R/P
Physical description	Constructional kit for ship, British battleship, grey plastic. Contains all parts required and a sheet of instructions. Cardboard box, printed in colour to show illustration of made up model, details of maker and special features.
Dimensions	Height: 18.25in Depth: 5in Width: 1.625in Taken from register
Gallery label	20. CONSTRUCTIONAL KIT: SHIP, HMS KING GEORGE V Made by Playcraft Toys Ltd., Great Britain, about 1959 Grey polystyrene, injection moulded Palitoy Archive Misc.731-1990 Polystyrene was available in many colours. The manufacturers often struck a deal with the plastics producers and accepted any colour available, perhaps left over from another commission, whether it was suitable for the toy or not. The person constructing the kit was expected to colour the model using enamel paint.
Object history	Palitoy archive
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	MISC.731-1990

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Record created	March 27, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O148371/hms-king-george-v-boat-playcraft-toys-ltd/

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