Perky Polly
Toy Parrot
1950-1959 (manufactured)
1950-1959 (manufactured)
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Light green plastic parrot in a blue cardboard box. The box has illustrations in white of the parrot and "magnetic sensation" printed in white also. The parrot is perched on a stand and the base is painted with flowers. He has a yellow painted beak, red tongue and red crest, also a blue tail feather. The magnet is in the upper jaw. The separate magnet is slotted through a peanut shape on a ring.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Perky Polly (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plastic and magnet |
| Brief description | Plastic magnetic toy parrot made in England by Gantoy in the 1950s |
| Physical description | Light green plastic parrot in a blue cardboard box. The box has illustrations in white of the parrot and "magnetic sensation" printed in white also. The parrot is perched on a stand and the base is painted with flowers. He has a yellow painted beak, red tongue and red crest, also a blue tail feather. The magnet is in the upper jaw. The separate magnet is slotted through a peanut shape on a ring. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Tina Smith |
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| Accession number | MISC.247:1,2-1988 |
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| Record created | February 16, 2004 |
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