Casting Equipment
1975-1980 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
two triangular plates; one with a hole and one with a domed area; each with three screw holes
three long screws with nuts
package of crystals
three long screws with nuts
package of crystals
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | metal alloy, rubber |
| Brief description | Westfalische Zinnfiguren Manufaktur, German, 1975-1980 |
| Physical description | two triangular plates; one with a hole and one with a domed area; each with three screw holes three long screws with nuts package of crystals |
| Production type | prototype |
| Credit line | Given by the Palitoy Company |
| Historical context | The manufacturer produced semi flats and semi solid soldiers and the kits were available for home casting. As the Airfix trademark is also used on some of the packaging, it suggests that the English company sold the parts in the UK, probably with English instructions. |
| Production | Nurnberg, W Germany |
| Associated object | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.981-1999 |
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| Record created | June 16, 2000 |
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