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WACKY MELON™

Pull-Along Toy
©1970 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Cragstan Industries Inc (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Hong Kong (manufactured)

card window box printed in colours on blue to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the toy; on the back photographs are printed on orange; corregated card lining
contains a green striped melon shape mounted on wheels, moulded plastic
with squeak bellows, moving eyes and wings

*no cellophane in box


Object details

Object type
Pull-along toy
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Toy
  • Box Lining
  • Box Lining
  • Box
Titles
  • WACKY MELON™ (manufacturer's title)
  • WACKY PULL TOY™ (series title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Card
Plastic
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
Wacky Melon, Cragston Industries Inc, Hong Kong, 1970
Physical description
card window box printed in colours on blue to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the toy; on the back photographs are printed on orange; corregated card lining
contains a green striped melon shape mounted on wheels, moulded plastic
with squeak bellows, moving eyes and wings

*no cellophane in box
Dimensions
  • Length: 10½in
  • Width: 6¼in
  • Depth: 6in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
4016-1
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.1344:1-1999

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Record createdAugust 8, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O46226/wacky-melon-pull-along-toy-cragstan-industries-inc/
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