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THE GNOME FAMILY™, Swing & Slide

Playset
©1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

moulded hard plastic
brown wood effect tree trunk moulded with a smooth slide at the back, steps at the front, and with an extending branch from which hangs the yellow plastic swing; door at the front of trunk is yellow plastic

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Tree Trunk
  • Swing
TitleTHE GNOME FAMILY™, Swing & Slide (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
plastic
Brief description
Swing and Slide, 1979, Carolina Enterprises Inc, USA
Physical description
moulded hard plastic
brown wood effect tree trunk moulded with a smooth slide at the back, steps at the front, and with an extending branch from which hangs the yellow plastic swing; door at the front of trunk is yellow plastic
Dimensions
  • Bar height: 6in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
014450-6
Marks and inscriptions
EMPIRE with a crown above it (Trade mark; trademark)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
GNOME FAMILY figures are imitation Smurfs
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.2078:1-1999

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Record createdMay 10, 2000
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