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Play Gallery, Moving and Making, Case 4

Children's Gardening Set

1996 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Children's gardening set consisting of a trowel and fork, each with rounded wooden handles which are varnished. These are attached to the metal bases by fitting into a moulded socket and held by a metal screw.
1. Trowel, painted red, shield-shaped with blunted end point.
2. Fork, painted green, with three round tipped tines.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Trowel
  • Fork
Materials and techniques
Turned and varnished wood, painted metal
Brief description
Child's gardening trowel and fork of wood and metal made in Sweden by Brio AB in 1996
Physical description
Children's gardening set consisting of a trowel and fork, each with rounded wooden handles which are varnished. These are attached to the metal bases by fitting into a moulded socket and held by a metal screw.
1. Trowel, painted red, shield-shaped with blunted end point.
2. Fork, painted green, with three round tipped tines.
Dimensions
  • Trowel height: 215mm
  • Fork height: 205mm
1. 21.5cm, 2. 20.5cm
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'BRIO' (Moulded into the metal)
  • 'WARNING PARENTAL SUPERVISION REQUIRED' (Black and white gummed label, printed in English and French.)
Credit line
Gift of Halina Pasierbska
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
B.253:1, 2-1997

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Record createdApril 18, 2000
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