THE GNOME FAMILY™ TOY WRIST WATCH

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Artist/Maker	Carolina Enterprises Inc (manufacturer)
Place of origin	Hong Kong (manufactured)

shaped card bubble pack, printed in colours on blue to show the title, maker's details and illustration of a gnome
contains a pink plastic wrist watch with a numbered white face showing an illustration of a gnome cut away at the feet to appear walking when the watch ticks - said on packing to keep the time

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Object type	Children's play jewelry
Title	THE GNOME FAMILY™ TOY WRIST WATCH (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques	card, vinyl Card Vinyl Printed Moulded
Brief description	THE GNOME FAMILY, Carolina Enterprises, Hong Kong, 1979
Physical description	shaped card bubble pack, printed in colours on blue to show the title, maker's details and illustration of a gnome contains a pink plastic wrist watch with a numbered white face showing an illustration of a gnome cut away at the feet to appear walking when the watch ticks - said on packing to keep the time
Dimensions	Height: 9½in Width: 5in greatest measurements
Production type	mass produced
Copy number	0825
Marks and inscriptions	EMPIRE Toys Kids Love (with a crown above the E) (trademark)
Credit line	Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history	These are an imitation of Smurfs.
Production	Reason For Production: retail
Associated object	B.2073-1999
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.2074-1999

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Record created	May 10, 2000
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O39478/the-gnome-family-toy-wrist-childrens-play-jewelry-carolina-enterprises-inc/

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