Item Reference: 006681
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Small toy doll, in clear plastic packaging, presumably sold as a souvenir from Brussels. In traditional dress. Cord in the colour of the Belgian flag colours, for hanging or holding, is attached to the packaging. Labelled with ‘Bruxelles’
Date: c. 1980s
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Item Reference: 006680
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefacts
Description: Plastic doll labelled ‘Vietnam’, in traditional Vietnamese ao dài dress (tunic and trousers). Head unattached.
Date: c. 1970s
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Links: More on the ao dài.
Item Reference: 006679
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Doll in guardsman outfit with drum and open and close eyes. The outfit features a leopard skin apron and grenadier bearskin hat.
Date: c. 1970s
Further Information: Leopard skin aprons for British military drummers are a tradition that began in the 18th century and is closely associated with the Grenadier Guardsmen. It continues to this day, though is now ceremonial.
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Item Reference: 006678
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Celluloid doll in Native American Dress with open and close eyes. Feature orange fabric dress with bead detailing and imitation leather tassels; bead necklace; headband with beading; plaited hair with teal ribbons.
Date: c. 1960s
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Item Reference: 006677
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Bronwen Character Doll in traditional Scottish dress with open and shut eyes. Without original packaging. Made in Britain. Doll features a small safety pin to secure the kilt.
Date: c. 1960s
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Item Reference: 006676
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Small hard plastic doll labelled ‘Normande’, in clear cylindrical packaging with the coat of arms of Normandy. Packaging features a gold-yellow thin cord for holding or hanging. The doll wear traditional Norman dress with features a headdress, known as a coiffe, or coiffe bigoudène, which would’ve been made of lace and muslin. Doll is potentially a tourist souvenir or hobbyist collectable.
Date: c. 1980s
Further Information: The doll is part of a range of various dolls from regions in France; including Brittany, Champagne, and Langeais. The coiffe is also regional to Burgundy and Brittany.
Links: More about the coiffe bigoudènee .
Item Reference: 006670
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Large celluloid doll in Native American dress with painted on shoes, in clear plastic packaging, with open and close eyes. Burgundy fabric dress with belt and beading. Headband. Black hair in bunches, with bald patches around the back. Made in Hong Kong. The shoe paint is fading.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 006655
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Empty, plastic, bath and shower gel bottle, branded with the Aardman Animations characters Wallace and Gromit. The bottle would originally have had a character ‘topper’ for a lid. In this case, it was of Wallace sat in his armchair.
Date: 1989
Further Information: Wallace and Gromit was licensed for a variety of bathing products.
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Item Reference: 006654
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Magazine
Description: Two copies of ‘Hobbies’, a weekly magazine, published by Geo. Newnes, Ltd, London. One issue dated 31 January 1931, and the other being the following week, 7 February 1931. Includes three plans or design sheets for making particular items in the magazine.
Date: 1931
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Item Reference: 006653
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Toy domino set, in original box with instructions. Branded as ‘Domino des Maisons’, manufactured by French publishing house, Fernand Nathan in 1968. Dominos made from laminated card.
Date: 1968
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