Item Reference: 001632
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Metal Dinky Toys Bedford van, red paint peeling that shows the metallic material beneath, made in England.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 001629
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Plastic Matchbox towing truck, Superfast No. 74 Toe Joe, green with yellow interior, made in England.
Date: 1972
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Item Reference: 001627
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Two plastic snowstorm globes; made in Hong Kong.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 001626
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Submarine toy, made from red, grey, and white plastic; made in Hong Kong.
Date: c. 1970
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Item Reference: 006648
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: An assortment of model railway scenery, stored together within a plastic case.
Date: 1960s-1970s
Further Information: 4x merit branded boxes, two with prices on and labelled with their contents.
Three brown horses, 2 plastic, 1 metal; one conductor figurine; one policeman figurine (with spike underneath); one silver man with top hat (spike); one half painted half silver man (spike); dart casting swans; dart casting water pumps; shoeshine boy; and assorted unidentifiable pieces.
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Item Reference: 002047
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Folding painted blackboard effect card from Courtier Arts Limited. Features illustration of blackboard and schoolboy wearing a Dunce cap breaking through. There is a message on the front of the card written in chalk. The blackboard is able to stand alone like an easel.
Date: 1970
Further Information: The ‘Phil’ to whom the card is addressed is likely the contributor of the artefact to the archive.
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Item Reference: 002030
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Pink kaleidoscope with whell action. Clear plastic wheel attachment with small multi-coloured plastic pieces within and pink plastic attachment to tube. Tube of kaleidoscope has a peeling printed sticker with the word ‘kaleidoscope’ and colourful patterns, though is largely pink. The peeling reveals a cardboard tube.
Date: c. late 1970s-1980s
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Item Reference: 002028
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Small pink kaleidoscope with animal design pattern. Kaleidosope is wrapped in a lacquered paper with repeating design of cartoon sheep, elephants, lions, and pigs. The kaleidoscope does not feature a twistable end cap. Have an end cell with small plastic multicoloured pieces.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 002025
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Red plastic kaleidoscope with small end cell with multi-coloured plastic pieces within and clear plastic cap. The kaleidoscope features no design or brand/manufacture information.
Date: c. 1970s
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Item Reference: 002024
Category: Toys and Games
Format: Artefact
Description: Simple pink plastic kaleidoscope in conical shape, with a small end cell with multi-coloured plastic and clear plastic cap. Kaleidoscope has star detailing as a pattern as well as manufacturer information. A Simex/Simm and Söhne. Made in West Germany
Date: c. 1970s
Further Information: Simex began as an offshoot of German brand Simm and Söhne.
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