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DR. WHO™

Action Figure
©1976 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box with extended side panel, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy and others in the range
contains a posable figure of a man, based on Tom Baker the actor playing the role at the time, dressed in a jacket and trousers with shirt, tie, scaft and hat

Object details

Object type
TitleDR. WHO™ (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded vinyl, fabric
Brief description
Doctor Who (Tom Baker), Denys Fisher, Hong Kong, 1976
Physical description
card box with extended side panel, printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy and others in the range
contains a posable figure of a man, based on Tom Baker the actor playing the role at the time, dressed in a jacket and trousers with shirt, tie, scaft and hat
Dimensions
  • Height: 10¼in
  • Width: 4in
  • Depth: 2in
Production typemass produced
Marks and inscriptions
This is science fiction and literal interpretation is not intended. (note on box)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

Dr. Who™, based on the popular BBC TV series of the same name
Production
Made in the Crown Colony of Hong Kong exclusively from Denys Fisher Toys

Reason For Production: retail
Association
Collection
Accession number
B.1538-1999

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Record createdJuly 28, 2000
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