Star Wars, 322-001

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Artist/Maker	General Mills Fun Group Inc (manufacturers)
Place of origin	Hong Kong (made)

Round torch like body made of moulded clear plastic. The top third contains a red, yellow and blue plastic mechanism operated by a blue switch on the side. The end of the brush would be placed in a square hole at the front end and its movement controlled by battery power. The lower two thirds would contain 2 batteries. The inner surface is covered by paper printed in colours to show the title and details with illustrations of the main characters. The brushes are missing as is the cap which would fit over the end of the battery casing.

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Object type	Toothbrush
Title	Star Wars, 322-001 (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	plastic
Brief description	Child's Toothbrush; 1977
Physical description	Round torch like body made of moulded clear plastic. The top third contains a red, yellow and blue plastic mechanism operated by a blue switch on the side. The end of the brush would be placed in a square hole at the front end and its movement controlled by battery power. The lower two thirds would contain 2 batteries. The inner surface is covered by paper printed in colours to show the title and details with illustrations of the main characters. The brushes are missing as is the cap which would fit over the end of the battery casing.
Dimensions	Height: 19cm Length: 5.1cm
Marks and inscriptions	General Mills Fun Group Inc
Object history	References: Star Wars; © General Mills Fun Group Inc. 1977 322-001 illustrated in the various leaflets showing Star Wars items. Said to be supplied with two brush and to perform an up and down movement.
Production	Made by: General Mills Fun Group
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.1104-1993

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Record created	April 17, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O35942/star-wars-322-001-toothbrush-general-mills-fun/

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