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MR. SILLY

Character Toy
©1975 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours to show the title,maker's details and illustrations of the Mr. Men characters
contains a moulded plastic figure with beige body with yellow legs
clockwork mechanism

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Box
  • Walking Toy
Titles
  • MR. SILLY (manufacturer's title)
  • MR. MEN (series title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Brief description
Mr. Men, Louis Marx, Hong Kong, 1975

Mr. Men, Louis Marx, Hong Kong, 1975
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title,maker's details and illustrations of the Mr. Men characters
contains a moulded plastic figure with beige body with yellow legs
clockwork mechanism
Dimensions
  • Height: 3½in
  • Square width: 2¼in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
5467
Marks and inscriptions
£1-10 (price label)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.1372:1-1999

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Record createdJuly 10, 2000
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