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Girder & Panel Building Set

Construction Toy
ca. 1970 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Kenner Products (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Cincinnati (manufactured)

Card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of children making various structures using the product. The box contains a card base, three bags of black plastic girders and a bag of clear plasic window panel sections

Object details

Categories
Architecture
Construction Toys
Object type
Construction toy
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Construction Toy
  • Construction Toy
  • Skyscraper
Titles
  • Girder & Panel Building Set (manufacturer's title)
  • Little Learners (series title)
Materials and techniques
Printed card, cast and injection-moulded plastics
Card
Plastic
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
Girder and Panel, Sears Roebuck & Co, Kenner Products, USA about 1970
Physical description
Card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of children making various structures using the product. The box contains a card base, three bags of black plastic girders and a bag of clear plasic window panel sections
Dimensions
  • Length: 18in
  • Width: 15in
  • Depth: 2½in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
No. 72001, 49-16171
Marks and inscriptions
Ages 5 and Up (box; printed)
Gallery label
(01/07/2023)
Steel, concrete and glass

Skyscrapers are mostly made from steel, concrete and glass. Together, these materials are very strong.

This toy has a solid net of girders, or support beams, just like real skyscrapers.

Girder and Panel Building Set
Manufactured by Kenner
About 1970
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Given by the Palitoy Company
Museum no. B.943-1999

[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery, Living Together, short object label]
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Production
Sold by Sears, Roebuck & Co, Manufactured by Kenner Products

Reason For Production: retail
Subject depicted
Skyscrapers
Association
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.943-1999

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Record createdJune 15, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O40472/girder--panel-building-set-construction-toy-kenner-products/
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