Deep Sea Diver Outfit; THE EXPERTS
Clothing for Toy
1979-1980 (made)
1979-1980 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
1. box pack; cardboard printed in colours on mottled green to show titles
and details together with an illustration of Action Man dressed in the uniform. On the back are illustrations of other uniforms together with details of how to submerge and surface the diver. Also printed on the back is the medal of THE TOY OF THE DECADE award. Box contains under a blister mounted on lime green card the items which include the diving suit and gloves of waterproof white cotton; diver's helmet and visor and breast plate of gold plastic; equipment belt; boots and scabbard of black plastic; working oxygen pump; spanner; torch; pliers; knife and metal weights that fit over boots.
*In the series termed THE EXPERTS.
2. blister pack with green approval label for a different arrangement of the pack. Green approval label reads - Code No. 34506/Product Deep Sea Diver/Approved by G Hughes/Date 5/12/79. Blister is held to plain white card by cellotape and staples. Set includes a red buoy with yellow rope.
3. bag containing glove samples; with white label - A/M DEEP SEA DIVER GLOVES 26.10.79.
4,5. samples of the gloves of white cotton
and details together with an illustration of Action Man dressed in the uniform. On the back are illustrations of other uniforms together with details of how to submerge and surface the diver. Also printed on the back is the medal of THE TOY OF THE DECADE award. Box contains under a blister mounted on lime green card the items which include the diving suit and gloves of waterproof white cotton; diver's helmet and visor and breast plate of gold plastic; equipment belt; boots and scabbard of black plastic; working oxygen pump; spanner; torch; pliers; knife and metal weights that fit over boots.
*In the series termed THE EXPERTS.
2. blister pack with green approval label for a different arrangement of the pack. Green approval label reads - Code No. 34506/Product Deep Sea Diver/Approved by G Hughes/Date 5/12/79. Blister is held to plain white card by cellotape and staples. Set includes a red buoy with yellow rope.
3. bag containing glove samples; with white label - A/M DEEP SEA DIVER GLOVES 26.10.79.
4,5. samples of the gloves of white cotton
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 5 parts.
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| Title | Deep Sea Diver Outfit; THE EXPERTS (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | injection moulded plastic; cloth; box pack with blister |
| Brief description | Action Man Outfit; English/Hong Kong; 1979/80 |
| Physical description | 1. box pack; cardboard printed in colours on mottled green to show titles and details together with an illustration of Action Man dressed in the uniform. On the back are illustrations of other uniforms together with details of how to submerge and surface the diver. Also printed on the back is the medal of THE TOY OF THE DECADE award. Box contains under a blister mounted on lime green card the items which include the diving suit and gloves of waterproof white cotton; diver's helmet and visor and breast plate of gold plastic; equipment belt; boots and scabbard of black plastic; working oxygen pump; spanner; torch; pliers; knife and metal weights that fit over boots. *In the series termed THE EXPERTS. 2. blister pack with green approval label for a different arrangement of the pack. Green approval label reads - Code No. 34506/Product Deep Sea Diver/Approved by G Hughes/Date 5/12/79. Blister is held to plain white card by cellotape and staples. Set includes a red buoy with yellow rope. 3. bag containing glove samples; with white label - A/M DEEP SEA DIVER GLOVES 26.10.79. 4,5. samples of the gloves of white cotton |
| Dimensions | Height: 11 3/4in Width 2: 16in (40.6cm) Depth: 2in (5.1cm) |
| Marks and inscriptions | see above for full marks |
| Object history | References: Made in Hong Kong for the Palitoy Company Coalville Leicester England Under Licence from CPG Products Corp USA. R Registered Trademarks CPG Products Corps USA. © CPG Products Corp USA 1980 not recommended for children under 36 months |
| Other number | 34373 - catalogue number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.1153:1-1993 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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