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CARRIE'S CRIB

Prototype Crib
about 1977
Artist/Maker
Palitoy (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Hong Kong

moulded white plastic three part frame with a bag of nuts and bolts or pegs - all in a bag marked MADE IN HONG KONG
together with a moulded white plastic bed shape which needs to be folded up and linked to form the bed itself
supplied with a fibre filled mattress covered with a fabric printed with stylized patterns of flowers in pink (it matches the material used for the Airfix doll Masquerade - B.1670-1999)
the pieces are not marked and a quite rough along the cut edges

Object details

Object type
Prototype crib
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Prototype, Bed
  • Prototype, Legs
  • Prototype, Legs
  • Prototype, Stretcher
  • Prototype, Mattress
  • Prototype, Nuts and Bolts
TitleCARRIE'S CRIB (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
moulded plastic and fabric
Plastic
Fabric
Moulded
Physical description
moulded white plastic three part frame with a bag of nuts and bolts or pegs - all in a bag marked MADE IN HONG KONG
together with a moulded white plastic bed shape which needs to be folded up and linked to form the bed itself
supplied with a fibre filled mattress covered with a fabric printed with stylized patterns of flowers in pink (it matches the material used for the Airfix doll Masquerade - B.1670-1999)
the pieces are not marked and a quite rough along the cut edges
Production typeprototype
Copy number
Cat. No. 32741
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Attribution note: or 1st shot
Associated object
B.1690:1-1999
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1724:1-1999

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Record createdMarch 28, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O34444/carries-crib-prototype-crib-palitoy/
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