Man-E-Faces
Action Figure
1983 (manufactured)
1983 (manufactured)
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1. Action figure, tan, pink/purple and mid blue plastic moulded to represent a muscular man wearing partial body and head armour. At the top of the head is a turning knob which when turned reveals three different faces at the front of the head armour.
2. Weapon; gun shape of moulded orange plastic which can be held in the curled right hand of the figure (the left hand is open)
2. Weapon; gun shape of moulded orange plastic which can be held in the curled right hand of the figure (the left hand is open)
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Injection moulded plastic |
| Brief description | Man-e-faces; heroic human robot monster; cat no 5879; figure; Taiwan; 1983-7 |
| Physical description | 1. Action figure, tan, pink/purple and mid blue plastic moulded to represent a muscular man wearing partial body and head armour. At the top of the head is a turning knob which when turned reveals three different faces at the front of the head armour. 2. Weapon; gun shape of moulded orange plastic which can be held in the curled right hand of the figure (the left hand is open) |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Marks and inscriptions | '© MATTEL INC 1982 Taiwan' |
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| Credit line | Given by Jermaine Dacas |
| Object history | Bought by the donor between 1983 and 1987. Mr Dacas was born 17/10/73 and saved his pocket money to buy the toys. He played with them and created his own dramas for the characters. |
| Production | Man-E-Faces was part of the second wave of Masters of the Universe figures, released in 1983. |
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| Accession number | B.45:1, 2-1994 |
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| Record created | April 17, 2000 |
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