Shape sorter
Abbatt Toys
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1982
Materials
Painted and varnished wood
Measurements
114 mm (length of box); 111 mm (width of box); 80 mm (height of box); 27 - 45 mm (length of shapes); 27 - 32 mm (width of shapes); 12 - 30 mm (height of shapes); 30 mm (diameter of cylinder shapes);
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659505
Summary
An 'Abbatt toys Ltd' 'shape sorter' (circa 1982) varnished plywood box with a separate yellow-painted lid which has four holes in it, one round, one square, one triangular and one oblong. In the box are 8 wooden shapes, two orange cylinders, two green triangles, two yellow oblongs and two green cubes, to fit the holes. Total number of items is ten
Marks and inscriptions
Front of box: on metal foil panel: Abbatt toys/ Made in England
Makers and roles
Abbatt Toys , maker