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SLEEP WALKER™, AN EXCITING ACTION GAME

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

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the game
contains Sleep Walking Man and Sam; scoreboard, skywalk brace and ramp, blue plastic, boom, skywalk base and pen, red plastic
clockwork mechanism

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 23 parts.

  • Tower
  • Scorecard Base
  • Lead Ramp
  • Boom
  • Skywalk Base
  • Skywalk Brace
  • Elevator Turntable
  • Base
  • Base With Turntable
  • Supports
  • Turntables
  • Lead Ramp Turntable
  • Bell Clapper
  • Counterweight
  • Trapeze
  • Scoring Pegs
  • Figure
  • Bar
  • Pen
  • Information Sheet
  • Information Sheet
  • Replacement Slip
  • Box
TitleSLEEP WALKER™, AN EXCITING ACTION GAME (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Brief description
Sleep Walker, Kenner, Hong Kong, 1976

SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Blue plastic lead ramp for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Red plastic boom for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Red plastic skywalk base for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Blue plastic skywalk brace for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Yellow plastic elevator turntable with gears for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Plastic Plateau 2 base for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Plastic Plateau 1 base and turntable for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

2 Plastic Plateau 2 supports for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

3 Plastic turntables for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Plastic lead ramp turntable for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Plastic bell clapper for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Plastic weight with string for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Plastic trapeze part for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

4 plastic scoring pegs for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Plastic Sleepwalking Sam figure with clockwork mechanism for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Metal grooved bar for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Red plastic pen for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Printed paper information sheet for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Printed paper information sheet for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Printed paper replacement slip for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976

Coloured printed card box for SleepWalker™, made in Hong Kong by Mego, 1976
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photographs of the game
contains Sleep Walking Man and Sam; scoreboard, skywalk brace and ramp, blue plastic, boom, skywalk base and pen, red plastic
clockwork mechanism
Dimensions
  • Length: 21¾in
  • Width: 10in
  • Depth: 5in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
41000
Marks and inscriptions
1 to 4 players ages 6 and up (box; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Made in Hong Kong by Mego Corp

Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.1349:1-1999

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Record createdAugust 8, 2000
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