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Play Desk

Play Desk
© 1975 (made)
Place of origin

1. desk; slope fronted of moulded cream and brown plastic. The slope is covered with a green blackboard surface while the upper back part has two sliding covers over a well to hold chalks, letters, etc. There is a carrying handle at the front with a store under the slope and a slide-in area to house the magnetic board. The sliding covers are covered with paper printed to show named illustrations and the top moulded and highlighted with gold to read FISHER PRICE TOYS SCHOOL DAYS DESK. On each side of the body are further printed paper panels.
2. pack of cards printed to show an illustration and a sentence with one word cut out as a stencil. They are marked ©'72 FP Toys. The pack is sealed in plastic.
3. bag of plastic magnetic letters and numbers; moulded in green, blue, orange, red, yellow and purple.
4. tray; cream plastic moulded with the shapes of the letters of the alphabet and holding the letters which are of moulded plastic in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. They are magnetic. The whole tray and letters are sealed in plastic.
5. box of chalk; three white sticks in a blue and red card box
6. eraser; yellow plastic with grey foam
7. end opening box; card printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the toy.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

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TitlePlay Desk (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
Card and plastic and paper
Brief description
Play Desk; Belgium/Holland; © 1975
Physical description
1. desk; slope fronted of moulded cream and brown plastic. The slope is covered with a green blackboard surface while the upper back part has two sliding covers over a well to hold chalks, letters, etc. There is a carrying handle at the front with a store under the slope and a slide-in area to house the magnetic board. The sliding covers are covered with paper printed to show named illustrations and the top moulded and highlighted with gold to read FISHER PRICE TOYS SCHOOL DAYS DESK. On each side of the body are further printed paper panels.
2. pack of cards printed to show an illustration and a sentence with one word cut out as a stencil. They are marked ©'72 FP Toys. The pack is sealed in plastic.
3. bag of plastic magnetic letters and numbers; moulded in green, blue, orange, red, yellow and purple.
4. tray; cream plastic moulded with the shapes of the letters of the alphabet and holding the letters which are of moulded plastic in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. They are magnetic. The whole tray and letters are sealed in plastic.
5. box of chalk; three white sticks in a blue and red card box
6. eraser; yellow plastic with grey foam
7. end opening box; card printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the toy.
DimensionsHeight: 12in Width 2: 10½in Depth: 4in (10.2cm)
Marks and inscriptions
Fisher Price Toys Made in Belgium; Printed in Holland
Object history
References: price label £7.95; No. 176; ages 3-8; A portable Fun-filled Activity Toy

Collected by the donor as part of a large group of toys and other material related to ABCs and alphabets
Production
Made by: Fisher Price Toys; 3599 Kaulille Belgium; Division of the Quaker Oats Company
Belgium; Holland
Collection
Accession number
B.318:1-1993

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
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