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Whirly Wizard

Drawing Kit
1966 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations, with lining and insert
contains a plastic and metal Magic Box drawing tool, plastic Whirly Wizards, six sheets of paper with drawings, test pattern sheet and a quantity of paper for use with the kit
instructions

Object details

Object type
Parts
This object consists of 39 parts.

  • Box Lid
  • Box Base
  • Box Lining
  • Box Lining
  • Box Lining
  • Pen
  • Pen
  • Pen
  • Magic Box
  • Whirly Wizard
  • Bag
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Sheet of Paper
  • Instruction Leaflet
  • Test Pattern Sheet
  • Insert
Titles
  • Whirly Wizard (manufacturer's title)
  • Pippin Toys (series title)
Materials and techniques
printed card, paper, moulded plastic, metal
Brief description
Pippin Toys, English, 1966
Physical description
card box printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and illustrations, with lining and insert
contains a plastic and metal Magic Box drawing tool, plastic Whirly Wizards, six sheets of paper with drawings, test pattern sheet and a quantity of paper for use with the kit
instructions
Dimensions
  • Length: 11.75in
  • Width: 7.25in
  • Depth: 2.25in
Production typemass produced
Copy number
1132
Credit line
Given by the Palitoy Company
Object history
Part of the Palitoy Archive

this is a Spirograph type kit
Production
1966 is the patent date

Reason For Production: retail
Collection
Accession number
B.387:1-1998

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Record createdNovember 24, 2000
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