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DISCOVERY TIME™

Toy Train
about 1978 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and a photograph of the toy; three plain card lining squares
contains a loco engine in white, red and blue plastic and four tune discs, blue, green, red and yellow
battery operated


Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 9 parts.

  • Box
  • Box Lining
  • Box Lining
  • Box Lining
  • Train Engine
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Disc
Titles
  • DISCOVERY TIME™ (series title)
  • MELODY TRAIN (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Brief description
Melody Train, Tomy, Singapore, 1975-80
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and a photograph of the toy; three plain card lining squares
contains a loco engine in white, red and blue plastic and four tune discs, blue, green, red and yellow
battery operated
Dimensions
  • Length: 9½in
  • Width: 9in
  • Depth: 5in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
Cat. No. 36106
Marks and inscriptions
  • 2949 (hand written on the box)
  • Ages 2-5 (box; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
marked MANUFACTURED BY TOMY™ (SINGAPORE) FOR THE PALITOY COMPANY

Attribution note: sample
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.639:1-1999

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Record createdJune 9, 2000
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