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KALEIDOSCOPIC GAME

Drawing Game
©1976 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Tomy Company Inc. (manufacturers)
Place of origin
Japan (manufactured)

card box printed in colours on black to show the title, maker's details and photos of the toy; base and lining plain brown card
all lettering in Japanese
contains the equipment and pattern cards
battery operated


Object details

Object type
Drawing game
Parts
This object consists of 12 parts.

  • Kaleidoscopic Drawing Tool
  • Battery Cover
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Frame
  • Stencil Discs
  • Frame
  • Instruction Leaflet
  • Disc
  • Box Lining
  • Box Base
  • Box Lid
TitleKALEIDOSCOPIC GAME (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Card
Plastic
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
Kaleidoscopic Game, Tomy, Japan, 1976
Physical description
card box printed in colours on black to show the title, maker's details and photos of the toy; base and lining plain brown card
all lettering in Japanese
contains the equipment and pattern cards
battery operated
Dimensions
  • Length: 9½in
  • Width: 7in
  • Depth: 4½in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
M-25, Pat. P.90600
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

battery operated, it works rather like the 19th century kaleidoscopic top with colour and pattern cards
Production
marked Made in Japan

Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1329:1-1999

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Record createdAugust 3, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O46155/kaleidoscopic-game-drawing-game-tomy-company-inc/
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