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BUZBY TALKING TELEPHONE

Toy Telephone
1978 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Tomy Company Inc. (manufacturer)
Place of origin
Singapore (manufactured)

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and a photograph and illustration of the toy and Buzby
contains a red moulded plastic phone and head set with white cord, cream dial
together with a number of prototype stoppers
battery operated


Object details

Object type
Toy telephone
Parts
This object consists of 7 parts.

  • Telephone
  • Cover (Closure)
  • Stopper
  • Stopper Set
  • Stopper Set
  • Box Lid
  • Box Base
Titles
  • BUZBY TALKING TELEPHONE (manufacturer's title)
  • SMURF (series title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, moulded plastic
Card
Plastic
Printed
Moulded
Brief description
Telephone, Palitoy, Singapore, 1979
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and a photograph and illustration of the toy and Buzby
contains a red moulded plastic phone and head set with white cord, cream dial
together with a number of prototype stoppers
battery operated
Dimensions
  • Length: 8.25in
  • Width: 7.5in
  • Depth: 5in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
Cat. No. 73006
Marks and inscriptions
3015 (hand written sample number on lid, black pen)
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

Buzby was a yellow bird which was used by the Post Office as a symbol in advertising, pre BT.
Production
Made exclusively for Palitoy® Coalville Leicester England by Tomy Singapore
Made in Singapore

Attribution note: tested sample, numbered
some parts are pre production prototypes
Reason For Production: retail
Associated objects
Collection
Young V&A Collection
Accession number
B.632:1-1999

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Record createdSeptember 24, 2000
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O48595/buzby-talking-telephone-toy-telephone-tomy-company-inc/
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