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WEEBLE WOBBLER

Inflatable Weeble
1976 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Airfix Products Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Taiwan (manufactured)

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photograph of the toy, with other toys in the range shown on the back
contains a inflatable figure of a Weeble, made of blue heavy vinyl
sheet of instructions on plasticised paper

Object details

Object type
Inflatable weeble
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Inflatable
  • Instructions
  • Box
Titles
  • WEEBLE WOBBLER (manufacturer's title)
  • AIRFIX ROMPER ROOM (series title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded vinyl
Card
Vinyl
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
Weeble Wobbler, Airfix, Taiwan, 1976

Weeble Wobbler, Airfix, Taiwan, 1976

Weeble Wobbler, Airfix, Taiwan, 1976
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and photograph of the toy, with other toys in the range shown on the back
contains a inflatable figure of a Weeble, made of blue heavy vinyl
sheet of instructions on plasticised paper
Dimensions
  • Length: 8in
  • Width: 6in
  • Depth: 2.5in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
No.53012-7
Marks and inscriptions
  • ages 2 - 6 (box; printed)
  • Romper Room is a trademark of Hasbro Industries Inc (box; printed)
  • 1215 (hand written on box in blue ink)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Production
Attribution note: numbered sample
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.576:1-1999

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Record createdSeptember 13, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O48283/weeble-wobbler-inflatable-weeble-airfix-products-ltd/
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