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Pippa's Camper

Toy Vehicle
1977 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Palitoy (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Hong Kong (manufactured)

A card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the vehicle and country scenes. It contains a pink and black four-wheel drive vehicle, with two sheets of decals, picnic equipment including a tartan rug, a red suitcase, bag of cutlery and orange dishes, a bag of glasses and bottles, a bag of pots and pans with a turkey and other jars, a bag for the radio, camping light and camera.

Object details

Categories
Dolls
Toy Vehicles
Character Merchandise
Play
Object type
Toy vehicle
Parts
This object consists of 12 parts.

  • Box
  • Box Base
  • Box Lining
  • Car
  • Decals
  • Decals
  • Suitcase
  • Rug
  • Bag of Utensils
  • Bag of Bottles
  • Bag of Pots
  • Bag of Radio, Camera and Light
TitlePippa's Camper (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Printed card, injection-moulded plastic, textile
Card
Plastic
Cloth
Printing
Moulding
Brief description
Toy vehicle, Pippa's Camper, Palitoy, Hong Kong, 1977
Physical description
A card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the vehicle and country scenes. It contains a pink and black four-wheel drive vehicle, with two sheets of decals, picnic equipment including a tartan rug, a red suitcase, bag of cutlery and orange dishes, a bag of glasses and bottles, a bag of pots and pans with a turkey and other jars, a bag for the radio, camping light and camera.
Dimensions
  • Height: 135mm
  • Width: 150mm
  • Depth: 370mm
Production typemass produced
Copy number
32536
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Pippa's Camper Set' (Title, printed on box)
  • 'Design Sample Approved / Factory Marketing' (end label)
  • 'An exciting camping set for Pippa / including Range Rover and / set of picnic accessories' (Printed on box)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Attribution note: sample
Reason For Production: retail
Subjects depicted
Picnics
Camping
Cars
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1596-1999

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Record createdApril 10, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O35035/pippas-camper-toy-vehicle-palitoy/
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