Girder & Panel Building Set

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Young V&A
Imagine Gallery, Living Together, Case 1

This object consists of 2 parts, some of which may be located elsewhere.

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

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