Baby's rattle
Brima Arbotecnica
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1982
Materials
Painted wood and printed cardboard
Measurements
118 mm (width of rattle); 135 mm (height of rattle); 152 mm (length of box); 122 mm (width of box);
Place of origin
Portugal
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659437
Summary
A baby's rattle in its original box (circa 1982), manufactured by 'Brima'. The box has a coloured illustration of the toy, which is a simple rattle, on the top and the bottom. The sides of the box are green with white printing 'brima age half plus' on the long sides and there is further information in English, German, French and Portugese. On the short sides is 'brima, baby brima'. There is a price label in blue [pound sign].99p. The baby's brightly painted wooden rattle consists of one white rod with a yellow ball at one end and a yellow ring at the other. Threaded through the ring is a white rod with a red ball at each end. The whole forms a 'T' shape which when moved, rattles.
Makers and roles
Brima Arbotecnica , maker