Big Yellow Teapot
Bluebird Toys Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Plastic.
Measurements
Teapot - 380 mm (width); 325 mm (height)
Place of origin
Swindon
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662455
Summary
A Big Yellow Teapot, which is a plastic doll's house in the shape of a large yellow teapot. The lid lifts up to reveal storage for four figures and a white dog. The figures are moulded and painted and there are two girls and two boys. Each has a hollow base to allow it to fit over pegs. On one side of the pot is a circular door with a window. The other side has two red windows, with blue sills and a red door. The door pulls down to form a set of steps. A partition across the inside of the pot gives the impression of one side being a bedroom and the other a sitting room. Under the handle is a red hatch that opens to the 'garage' where there is a blue and red car. Loose inside the pot are four blue circular chairs, a red bed, a red dog basket, and a blue set of drawers with a domed lid. There is also a red push chair and a red circular table which came with the teapot but may not belong to the set. Total number of items is 16.
Makers and roles
Bluebird Toys Ltd, maker