Electrical set
J. & L. Randall Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
1958
Materials
Cardboard, paper, plastic, metal, wire and glass.
Measurements
Box – 380 mm (length); 275 mm (width); 45 mm (height), Blue Base – 123 mm (length); 100 mm (width), Terminal Screw – 13 mm (diameter), Lampshade - 73 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Potters Bar
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660853
Summary
A pale blue-grey box with a removable lid. There is a colour illustration on the lid of two boys using the ‘electrical outfit’. Inside the box is a blue plastic tray sub divided into different sized compartments containing the following components; a blue cardboard box of staples, two red plastic covered wire coils, two plastic flower shaped lampshades one pink and one green, four small electric bulbs, a battery tester with two arms, two metal bulb holders, a screw driver, a metal rod with a red plastic cap at one end, an induction coil mounted on a blue plastic base, 2 lengths of blue plastic covered wire coils with battery clips attached, a green plastic switch, a blue plastic switch, bell with red plastic case, a terminal screw and a red cardboard box containing battery clips and screws. There is also a black and white printed instructions booklet, illustrated, with 14 pages. The booklet is written by S.R. Stubbs. Total number of items is 30.
Marks and inscriptions
Label on box lid: MERIT/ ELECTRICAL/ OUTFIT/ HARMLESS. INTERESTING. INSTRUCTIVE/ J AND L RANDALL LTD POTTERS BAR MADE IN ENGLAND
Makers and roles
J. & L. Randall Ltd , maker