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Magnetisch

Alphabet Letter Set
1970s - 1980s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Bubble pack with the backing of card printed in colours to show the title and maker's name together with photographs of various letter sets and their numbers. The plastic casing holds the letter of moulded plastic in blue, yellow, orange, red, purple and green. The letters are still attached to their moulding stalks.

Object details

Object type
TitleMagnetisch (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Card and plastic
Brief description
Alphabet Letters; Italian; 1970s/80s
Physical description
Bubble pack with the backing of card printed in colours to show the title and maker's name together with photographs of various letter sets and their numbers. The plastic casing holds the letter of moulded plastic in blue, yellow, orange, red, purple and green. The letters are still attached to their moulding stalks.
DimensionsHeight: 8in (20.3cm) Width 2: 8 3/8in Depth: 1¼in
Object history
References: set no. 5402

Collected by the donor as part of a large group of toys and other material related to ABCs and alphabets
Collection
Accession number
B.264-1993

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
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