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Doctor Who Giant Robot

Toy Robot
1976 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Robot figure from Doctor Who television series, grey plastic with orange and black details, with articulated head, shoulders, claws, waist and legs. Two shoulder pauldrons are missing. With it is a card box printed in colours, mainly blues, to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the robot and other characters.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Doctor Who Giant Robot (manufacturer's title)
  • K1 (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Injection-moulded plastic, printed card
Brief description
Grey plastic Dr Who Giant Robot, made in Hong Kong for Denys Fisher Toys in 1976
Physical description
Robot figure from Doctor Who television series, grey plastic with orange and black details, with articulated head, shoulders, claws, waist and legs. Two shoulder pauldrons are missing. With it is a card box printed in colours, mainly blues, to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the robot and other characters.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8in
  • With side panel width: 8.5in
  • Depth: 4in
Production typemass produced
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive
Historical context
This toy is based on a robotic character, K1, introduced in the first four-part serial of the 12th series of the British television programme 'Dr Who', broadcast from 28 December 1974 to 18 January 1975.
Production
Reason For Production: retail
Subjects depicted
Associated objects
Collection
Accession number
B.1117:1-1999

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Record createdSeptember 19, 2000
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