Jack in the Box
1945-1950 (manufactured)
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| Place of origin |
Made of brightly painted tin with pictures of clowns on each side. Most of the background is painted red, but the inside of the lid, which is held down by a small catch is painted yellow. The name "Bryan" is scratched into the paint on the underside of the tin. The number of the musical movement is given as 655658. The Jack figure is a clown with a painted plastic head, red felt cap and red and white spotted body covering a large metal spring. The toy plays "Pop goes the Weasel" when a small red handle is turned on the side of the box. The musical movement was made by Selcol Products Ltd.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted tin, with musical movement |
| Brief description | Painted tin Jack-in-the-Box made in England by Mettoy in the late 1940s |
| Physical description | Made of brightly painted tin with pictures of clowns on each side. Most of the background is painted red, but the inside of the lid, which is held down by a small catch is painted yellow. The name "Bryan" is scratched into the paint on the underside of the tin. The number of the musical movement is given as 655658. The Jack figure is a clown with a painted plastic head, red felt cap and red and white spotted body covering a large metal spring. The toy plays "Pop goes the Weasel" when a small red handle is turned on the side of the box. The musical movement was made by Selcol Products Ltd. |
| Marks and inscriptions | The name METTOY set within a lozenge shaped outline appears on the toy. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr R. Thornton |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.76-1988 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2004 |
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