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SKILL SHOT, BASKETBALL ACTION GAME

Table Game
1970-1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and a photograph of children playing the game; base shaped to house all the parts
contains red, yellow and orange moulded plastic playing surface, green plastic baskets, clear plastic sides and one opaque and one yellow ball
instructions

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Box
  • Box Base
  • Instructions
TitleSKILL SHOT, BASKETBALL ACTION GAME (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Brief description
Skill Shot, Action Games & Toys Ltd, Canadian, 1970s

Skill Shot, Action Games & Toys Ltd, Canadian, 1970s

Skill Shot, Action Games & Toys Ltd, Canadian, 1970s
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and a photograph of children playing the game; base shaped to house all the parts
contains red, yellow and orange moulded plastic playing surface, green plastic baskets, clear plastic sides and one opaque and one yellow ball
instructions
Dimensions
  • Length: 24in
  • Width: 15¾in
  • Depth: 3in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
from 5 years upwards (box; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

the game itself has not been removed from the shaped base
Production
the game pieces are marked MADE IN CANADA, not the box

Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.1286:1-1999

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Record createdJuly 7, 2000
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