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Breast Plate Armour (Cuirass)

Doll's Armour
ca. 1970 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Palitoy (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Coalville (designed)
Hong Kong (manufactured)

Blister pack with a card backing printed to show the Union Jack, title and manufacturer's details. Under the blister are accessories associated with British Household Cavalry regiment. These consist of a silver plastic breastplate and back piece for a cuirass, sabre and sheath and white and gold straps. On the reverse the instructions for assembly are printed.

Object details

Categories
Dolls
Character Merchandise
Arms & Armour
Object type
Doll's armour
Titles
  • Breast Plate Armour (Cuirass) (manufacturer's title)
  • Action Man (series title)
Materials and techniques
Printed card, injection-moulded plastic, woven synthetic textiles
Plastic
Card
Injection Moulding
Printing
Brief description
Doll's breast plate armour, Action Man Equipment; (cuirass); cat no. 34212; Palitoy, ca. 1970.
Physical description
Blister pack with a card backing printed to show the Union Jack, title and manufacturer's details. Under the blister are accessories associated with British Household Cavalry regiment. These consist of a silver plastic breastplate and back piece for a cuirass, sabre and sheath and white and gold straps. On the reverse the instructions for assembly are printed.
Dimensions
  • Height: 20.3cm
  • Width: 17.8cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • '© 1970 Hassenfeld Bros Inc'
  • 'Made in British Crown colony of Hong Kong for Palioty Limited Coalville, Leicester England. Made under licence from HASSENFELD BROS INC, Pawtucket, RI USA.' (Printed on the reverse)
Gallery label
(01/07/2023)
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, Small Worlds, group object label]
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Subjects depicted
Cuirass
Saber
Cavalry
Other number
34212 - catalogue number
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.530-1994

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Record createdApril 17, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O36083/breast-plate-armour-cuirass-dolls-armour-palitoy/
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