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BUBBLE BOAT & SAILOR

Play Set
1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Airfix Products Ltd (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

card box printed in colours to show the titles, maker's details and photographs of the toy; instructions to make the boat blow bubbles are printed on the back
contains all the plastic parts

Object details

Object type
Play set
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Boat
  • Deckhouse
  • Figure
  • Box
Titles
  • BUBBLE BOAT & SAILOR (manufacturer's title)
  • WEEBLES™ (series title)
  • ROMPER ROOM (series title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Card
Plastic
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
Bubble Boat, Airfix, English, 1979

Bubble Boat, Airfix, English, 1979

Bubble Boat, Airfix, English, 1979

Bubble Boat, Airfix, English, 1979
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the titles, maker's details and photographs of the toy; instructions to make the boat blow bubbles are printed on the back
contains all the plastic parts
Dimensions
  • Length: 9.5in
  • Width: 6in
  • Depth: 4.5in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
53232-9
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Weebles is a Registered trademark of Hasbro Industries Ltd Pawtucket Rhode Island USA' (box; printed)
  • ages 2 - 7 (box; printed)
  • Airfix Weebles in the Romper Room mark (trade mark; box; printed)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

This is the earlier version of the box, see B.575:1-1999 for the later version.
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.580:1-1999

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Record createdSeptember 13, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O48294/bubble-boat--sailor-play-set-airfix-products-ltd/
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