Toy washing machine
Category
Toys
Date
circa 2004
Materials
Plastic, paper and cardboard.
Measurements
Washing machine - 170 mm (length); 190 mm (width); 240 mm (height), Accessories (min) - 44 mm (length); 2 mm (width); 14 mm (height), Accessories (max) - 140 mm (length); 56 mm (width); 60 mm (height), Box - 225 mm (length); 225 mm (width); 285 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662207
Summary
A toy washing machine in its original box (circa 2004). The machine itself has a black top third and a grey bottom two thirds. On the front there are three control knobs at the top and a round door which opens. At the bottom on the right is written 'Toyline'. The sides are plain and the back has a hose fitting in a slot, a socket for a handle and a place for the batteries. The accessories consist of a grey slotted drying rack, a laundry basket, a handle, three plastic coat hangers, three pegs and two packets of washing powder (empty). The box is made of stout cardboard covered with shiny paper which has a lime green background. On the top is a photograph of the front of the machine with a rack attached to the side with three hangers on it. Below is a clothes basket with two boxes of washing powder. Below this is printed 'Sainsbury's washing machine, get into a spin with this realistic washing machine, just add water for extra fun and watch the drum spin round and round'. On the front there is a picture similar to that on the top. The left and right sides are the same. They have similar pictures of the front of the machine, the site for adding water, a close up of the controls, the door open and the accessories included in the set. The back of the box has instructions for playing with the toy. The machine had plastic protection over the top and a strip of sticky tape round the middle, both of which have been removed. There is a loose piece of thin corrugated paper which is packing at the top when the toy is boxed. Total number of items is 14.
Provenance
Purchased for the Museum of Childhood by Miss Carolyn Aldridge (former Collections Manager) in March 2004.