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Battle of Britain Pilot

Clothing for Toy
1970-1984 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

1. storage locker pack; printed in colours on red to show titles and details together with an illustration of Action Man dressed in the uniform. On the left side is the storage box and on the right the card and uniform parts are covered with a blister pack. Items include a tunic; belt and trousers of dark blue cotton with a cloth ACTION MAN label at the neck;
red ribbed cloth scarf; a yellow cotton padded Mae West life jacket with white ties; clear plastic goggles with black elastic; a helmet with oxygen mask and calf high boots of moulded black plastic.
2. sample of the cloth parts of the uniform contained in bag sealed with green approval label - Code No. D2394 (belt missing)/Product B.O.B. PILOT 34326 A.M./Approved by SC/Date 12.6.79.
*Sash number is visible - D2396.
3. sample of the helmet and face mask; moulded black plastic contained in (4)
4. bag containing (3) with green approval label - Code No. D2398/ Product A/M B of B/Approved by R Edmunds/Date 26-4-79 APPROVED SUBJECT TO STICKING


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Action Man Outfit
  • Action Man Outfit
  • Action Man Outfit
  • Action Man Outfit
TitleBattle of Britain Pilot (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
injection moulded plastic; cloth; housed in storage locker box cardboard with a blister pack
Brief description
Action Man Outfit; English/Hong Kong; 1970s-84
Physical description
1. storage locker pack; printed in colours on red to show titles and details together with an illustration of Action Man dressed in the uniform. On the left side is the storage box and on the right the card and uniform parts are covered with a blister pack. Items include a tunic; belt and trousers of dark blue cotton with a cloth ACTION MAN label at the neck;
red ribbed cloth scarf; a yellow cotton padded Mae West life jacket with white ties; clear plastic goggles with black elastic; a helmet with oxygen mask and calf high boots of moulded black plastic.
2. sample of the cloth parts of the uniform contained in bag sealed with green approval label - Code No. D2394 (belt missing)/Product B.O.B. PILOT 34326 A.M./Approved by SC/Date 12.6.79.
*Sash number is visible - D2396.
3. sample of the helmet and face mask; moulded black plastic contained in (4)
4. bag containing (3) with green approval label - Code No. D2398/ Product A/M B of B/Approved by R Edmunds/Date 26-4-79 APPROVED SUBJECT TO STICKING
DimensionsHeight: 14in (35.6cm) Width 2: 10½in Depth: 1in (2.5cm)
Marks and inscriptions
see above for full marks
Object history
References: Made in Hong Kong for Palitoy Coalville Leicester England Under Licence from CPG Products Corp. USA

together with items bearing approval labels
Other number
34326 - catalogue number
Collection
Accession number
B.1148:1-1993

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
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