Paper toy
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1914 - circa 1918
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
344 mm (length); 254 mm (height)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660306
Summary
Ten sheets of cardboard with different colour printed cardboard cut-out figures and vehicles relating to World War I. (circa 1914 to circa 1918). Three are on display - an armoured train, a Red Cross ambulance and a scene of figures fighting in the trenches. The others, currently in store, are - a battleship, an army aeroplane, a lighthouse tower, a six-inch Howitzer, an armoured motor car, a fort and an armoured motorcycle. There are figures of nurses, army personnel, civilian personnel and flags. Total number of items is ten
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom of each sheet: RAPHAEL TUCK AND SONS LTD./LONDON PARIS NEW YORK/DESIGNED AND PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN
Makers and roles
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd , maker