ACTION MAN
Gun Carriage
1975-1985 (made)
1975-1985 (made)
Gun Carriage is horse shoe shaped with a standing block and towing loop at one end. The other end is mounted on a pair of wheels with black plastic tyres. Above this end is a large U shape support which swivels. This end has a towing hook. There is no gun but the size suggests something like a Howitzer.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | ACTION MAN (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | moulded dark green khaki plastic |
| Brief description | Gun Carriage; ENGLISH; 1975-85 |
| Physical description | Gun Carriage is horse shoe shaped with a standing block and towing loop at one end. The other end is mounted on a pair of wheels with black plastic tyres. Above this end is a large U shape support which swivels. This end has a towing hook. There is no gun but the size suggests something like a Howitzer. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | PALITOY on tyres |
| Object history | This item is not described in any of the Action Man catalogues and may have been a line not produced, however, it is moulded plastic and appears not to be simply a prototype. |
| Production | Made by: Palitoy England |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.498-1994 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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