Baby's rattle
Brio
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1982
Materials
Wood,metal and card
Measurements
65 mm (length of rattle); 58 mm (diameter of rattle); 93 mm (length of box); 69 mm (width of box); 76 mm (height of box)
Place of origin
Sweden
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659376
Summary
A baby's 'Brio' wooden, bell rattle in its original box (circa 1982). The yellow card box, which opens at the top, is printed in red. On the top is ' BRIO/ Bell Rattle/ Kligelrassel/ Hochet a grelot'. The front has a coloured illustration of a baby playing with the rattle. On each side is a description of how the rattle helps the development of a child, written in three languages. The wooden, cylindrical rattle has a red painted top and bottom. There is a small hole drilled into one end. Holding the top and bottom together are 6 fixed wooden rods, painted blue, green and yellow, and spaced out round the edge. Inside the 'cage' is a silver coloured metal sphere. Printed on a label on one end of the rattle is 'BRIO/ MADE IN SWEDEN'. A clear plastic bag is in the box. Stuck to the bag is a white, black and red label which reads, 'made in / CANADA' alongside a red maple leaf logo. Total number of items is two
Makers and roles
Brio , maker