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MOVERS

Shop Display
©1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card sheet printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of Mr. Men characters; sheet becomes a display stand and the front is covered with a bubble pack under which are 23 figures; slit openings at the back
contains 4 each of Mr. Clever, Mr. Slow, Mr. Happy, Mr. Bump and Mr. Funny and three of Mr. Silly (one missing)
figures are moulded plastic with friction drive wheels and mechanisms inside the body

Object details

Object type
Titles
  • MOVERS (manufacturer's title)
  • MR. MEN (series title)
  • EARLY DAYS (series title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Brief description
Shop display presenting 23 friction-driven figures: Mr. Men Movers, Denys Fisher, Hong Kong, 1979
Physical description
card sheet printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of Mr. Men characters; sheet becomes a display stand and the front is covered with a bubble pack under which are 23 figures; slit openings at the back
contains 4 each of Mr. Clever, Mr. Slow, Mr. Happy, Mr. Bump and Mr. Funny and three of Mr. Silly (one missing)
figures are moulded plastic with friction drive wheels and mechanisms inside the body
Dimensions
  • Length: 23in
  • Width: 18in
Production typemass produced
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

The use of Chiltern suggests that Chad Valley took over the soft toy company in the late 1970s before itself was taken over by Palitoy. At the date of manufacture, Chad Valley is listed as a Division of General Mills Uk.
Production
Made in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong exclusively for Denys Fisher Toys West Yorkshire

Reason For Production: retail
Associated object
B.1364-1999 (version)
Collection
Accession number
B.1368-1999

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Record createdJuly 10, 2000
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