Item Reference: 006683
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Plastic doll in black hat and elaborate dress, possibly depicting someone Dutch. The dress resembles a Dutch Klederdracht and the hat has plastic tulips affixed. The dress features flower stitching and a netted apron. Blonde plaited hair. With open and close eyes.
Date: c. 1970s
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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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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: 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: 002103
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Hand puppet, fabric body, plastic head and hands, with a felt neck tie. Depicting the character a king with rosy cheeks.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 002098
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: An assortment of children’s tricks/party favours. 5 Magic Snake pellets in packet and plastic back, made in Japan. 1 cardboard peashooter with candycane pattern, and assorted projectiles. 1 green party horn, with plastic mouth piece.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 002097
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Wooden model cabinet with medallion detailing and accompanying brass ornaments and accessories. 8″ x 5″. Would have likely appeared as part of a dining room scene, if as part of a dollhouse. The rear of the cabinet has an incision, perhaps suggesting it hung on a wall at some point.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 002192
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: London transport double-decker bus plastic model kit, by Keilkraft Routemaster, in original box, 1/72 scale. Number 14. Features advertisement for a Sureshot Ace Canon camera on the side, first marketed in 1979.
Date: c. 1979
Further Information: The number 14 bus operates a similar route as of 2024, from Putney Heath (a short distance from Putney Garage) and terminating at Russell Square as opposed to Tottenham Court Road.
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Item Reference: 002179
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description:Wooden toy ball, approximately 2″ diameter with plastic stopper; made in France.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 002104
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: ‘Twelve intriguing puzzles to mystify your friends’, by House Martin, in original box. Metal puzzles which are intended to be deconstructed.
Date: c. 1970s
Further Information: This style of metal puzzle was popular during the time period.
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