Hovercraft
Lesney Products and Co. Ltd.
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1972
Materials
Plastic.
Measurements
75 mm (length); 36 mm (width); 26 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662258
Summary
A Matchbox Superfast/ No.72 and 2/ SRN6 hovercraft made by Lesney Products & Co. dated 1972. The base is black in colour, the upper section is white, and the driving mechanism with the propellor is red. A label on each side has the Union Jack with 'SRN 6' in black.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Annette Clulow in May 2005.
Marks and inscriptions
Embossed: 'Matchbox Superfast/ No.72 and 2/ HOVERCRAFT/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ 1972/ LESNEY PRODUCTS and Co.Ltd.'
Makers and roles
Lesney Products and Co. Ltd., maker