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MAINLINE RAILWAY

Railway Equipment
dated 1976
Artist/Maker
Palitoy (manufacturer)
General Electric Co. (manufacturer)

red and yellow squares with a green approval label

Object details

Object type
Railway equipment
Titles
  • MAINLINE RAILWAY (manufacturer's title)
  • MAINLINE POWER CONTROLLER
  • CIRCUIT CONTROLLER KNOBS
Brief description
MAINLINE RAILWAY, 1976
Physical description
red and yellow squares with a green approval label
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
ROBERT BRECHIN 1976 (label)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Produced by General Electric
probably made in Hong Kong as the item came in a bag addressed to Symons & Co, Hong Kong from the Progressive Industrial Co

Attribution note: samples
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.2436-1999

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Record createdMay 2, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39178/mainline-railway-railway-equipment-palitoy/
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