Child's peg bench
Brio
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1982
Materials
Painted wood and printed cardboard
Measurements
177 mm (length of mallet); 250 mm (length of bench); 90 mm (width of bench); 111 mm (height of bench)
Place of origin
Osky
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659366
Summary
A baby's bench with pegs and a mallet, manufactured by Brio (circa 1982) with its original cardboard oblong box. The cardboard box has on two sides a picture of the toy and the label 'BRIO'. On the other two sides is white printing on a red background describing the toy in four European languages and the logo 'BRIO'. The ends of the box are also red and have descriptions of the toy and the number 31740/0510. The toy consists of a bench made of wood. The top is natural wood with 6 holes for the pegs and one entrance to a channel. This channel runs in the bottom of the bench and opens at one end. The pegs can be hammered into the channel to come out at the side. There is a small slot in the channel so the pegs can be seen progressing along. The bottom of the bench is painted red. The mallet has a green head and a red shaft. The 7 pegs are cylindrical and coloured red, green and blue. Total number of items is nine
Makers and roles
Brio , maker