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Slide Projector Set

Optical Toy
1979 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Chad Valley Company Limited (manufacturer)
Place of origin
England (manufactured)

card box printed in colours on yellow to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy with a photograph of children; blue card insert
containing a bright orange battery operated projector
strips of cartoons (128 slide pictures, 8 film strips)

Object details

Object type
Optical toy
Parts
This object consists of 13 parts.

  • Projector
  • Film Strip
  • Film Strip
  • Film Strip
  • Film Strip
  • Film Strip
  • Film Strip
  • Film Strip
  • Film Strip
  • Paper Sheet
  • Order Form
  • Box
  • Insert
Titles
  • Slide Projector Set (manufacturer's title)
  • SMURF (series title)
  • "A Complete Smurf Show" (manufacturer's title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic, celluloid film
Card
Plastic
Celluloid
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
Projector, Chad Valley, English, 1979
Physical description
card box printed in colours on yellow to show the title, maker's details and illustrations of the toy with a photograph of children; blue card insert
containing a bright orange battery operated projector
strips of cartoons (128 slide pictures, 8 film strips)
Dimensions
  • Length: 10.5in
  • Width: 6.5in
  • Depth: 2.25in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
10060
Marks and inscriptions
  • GIVE A SHOW PROJECTOR (projector body; moulded)
  • A Complete Smurf Show (strip film title)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

A tested sample of this set was not kept. It was numbered 1555, on the lid in pen.
Production
Chad Valley, Division of General Mills UK Ltd, Made in England

Reason For Production: retail
Associated object
B.629:1-1999 (Version)
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.626:1-1999

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O48591/slide-projector-set-optical-toy-chad-valley-company/
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