Model Farmyard
Playset
ca. 1980 (manufactured)
ca. 1980 (manufactured)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
plain brown card box with label printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration with list of the set
contains a moulded base unit, barn roof, gates, hedges, tree, straw bales and a Dutch barn
moulded plastic
*instructions in three languages
end label, printed in black and white giving year restrictions in three languages
contains a moulded base unit, barn roof, gates, hedges, tree, straw bales and a Dutch barn
moulded plastic
*instructions in three languages
end label, printed in black and white giving year restrictions in three languages
Object details
| Object type | |
| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Title | Model Farmyard (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | cardboard, printed paper, moulded plastic |
| Brief description | Model Farmyard, Britains, English, about 1980 |
| Physical description | plain brown card box with label printed in colours to show the title, maker's details and an illustration with list of the set contains a moulded base unit, barn roof, gates, hedges, tree, straw bales and a Dutch barn moulded plastic *instructions in three languages end label, printed in black and white giving year restrictions in three languages |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | mass produced |
| Copy number | Cat. No. 4711 |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Nicola Hodges |
| Historical context | Britains Ltd began producing plastic toys, both soldier and not soldier, in the 1950s but when the health and safety laws were changed in 1964, the company ceased making die cast leads ones and full production of plastic models began in 1966. Many of the farm animals included in this set were copyrighted in the early 1970s. |
| Production | box marked BRITIANS MODELS LTD Reason For Production: retail |
| Associated object | B.188:1-2000 (Set) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.187:1-2000 |
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| Record created | January 5, 2001 |
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