Lundy Lifeboat
Toy Lifeboat
1979 (made)
1979 (made)
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| Place of origin |
“Halfpenny Houses” is a toymaking company in Bideford, North Devon. It was begun as a wood-working business in the late 1970s by Mark and Gillian Heal. They produced wooden toys such as dolls’ houses and boats. Since 1981, however, it has been a soft toy company making dolls and rattles designed by Gillian Heal.
These boats of varnished wood were made in 1979 by Halfpenny Houses. They were sold in Habitat as well as through mail order catalogues in Switzerland, Holland and France.
These boats of varnished wood were made in 1979 by Halfpenny Houses. They were sold in Habitat as well as through mail order catalogues in Switzerland, Holland and France.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Title | Lundy Lifeboat (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and turned wood, painted, PVC, string |
| Brief description | 'Lundy Lifeboat', wood, England, Halfpenny Workshops, 1979 |
| Physical description | The boat is made of varnished wood. The outside is painted dark blue with a red plastic horizontal stripe. On each side are 3 blue plastic spherical fenders strung along white rope. White painter. The lifeboat contains four peg-like figures with painted faces, wearing simplified yellow plastic oilskins and sou'westers. It was contained in a clear plastic bag with a red and yellow label: 'Halfpenny Boats / Beautiful boats for playing with on land or water for young nautical enthusiasts / from the boat yard of Halfpenny Houses, Bideford, N.Devon, England'. The bag is marked with an adhesive label bearing the name of the boat. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Made by Halfpenny Houses, Bideford, N.Devon, England.' (Adhesive label) |
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| Credit line | Given by Mark and Gillian Heal |
| Object history | Given to the Museum in 1979 by Mark and Gillian Heal. [791/554] |
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| Summary | “Halfpenny Houses” is a toymaking company in Bideford, North Devon. It was begun as a wood-working business in the late 1970s by Mark and Gillian Heal. They produced wooden toys such as dolls’ houses and boats. Since 1981, however, it has been a soft toy company making dolls and rattles designed by Gillian Heal. These boats of varnished wood were made in 1979 by Halfpenny Houses. They were sold in Habitat as well as through mail order catalogues in Switzerland, Holland and France. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.51-1979 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2004 |
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