Image of Gallery in South Kensington
On display at Young V&A
Imagine Gallery, Small Worlds, Case 2, Shelf 4

Judo Suit

Doll's Judo Gi
1976-1977 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Packaged gi for Action Man, consisting of a jacket, trousers and three belts.

1. Packaging, card printed in red; blue; and pale blue with black on white to show titles.

2. Gi jacket, white cotton, 'Action Man' cloth label at neck.

3. Gi trousers, white cotton with press stud fastening at waist

4. Belt, blue cotton

5. Belt, brown cotton

6. Belt, black cotton


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 6 parts.

  • Packaging
  • Jacket
  • Trousers
  • Belt
  • Belt
  • Belt
Titles
  • Judo Suit (manufacturer's title)
  • Action Man Equipment Centre (series title)
Materials and techniques
Cotton clothing contained in plastic bag with sheet of printed card
Brief description
Action Man Outfit, Judo Suit, English/Hong Kong; 1976/7
Physical description
Packaged gi for Action Man, consisting of a jacket, trousers and three belts.

1. Packaging, card printed in red; blue; and pale blue with black on white to show titles.

2. Gi jacket, white cotton, 'Action Man' cloth label at neck.

3. Gi trousers, white cotton with press stud fastening at waist

4. Belt, blue cotton

5. Belt, brown cotton

6. Belt, black cotton
Dimensions
  • Packaging height: 216mm
  • Packaging width: 153mm
Production typeMass produced
Gallery label
Fashion and action People wear different clothes for different occasions, and so do our dolls. These two sailors have lots of different outfits to choose from. One of them was originally designed for a boy and the other for a girl, but if you think about it, they aren’t that different. [Young V&A, Imagine Gallery group object label](2023)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
This is part of a series of similar sets of uniforms without the additional equipment such as boots and guns, manufactured under the title 'Equipment Centre.'
Subject depicted
Other number
34285 - catalogue number
Collection
Accession number
B.1158:1-1993

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
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