Constructional toy
Polydron UK Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
1974
Materials
Cardboard and plastic.
Measurements
297 mm (length); 209 mm (width)
Place of origin
Ravensthorpe
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662612
Summary
A 3-D construction toy comprising 24 snap-together triangles. The cardboard mount is covered with printed coloured paper showing a boy and a girl playing with the toy on the top half. On the bottom half is a clear hexagonal moulded cover firmly attached to the card and containing 24 triangular flat plastic pieces in six sections. Each plastic piece is identical and has two vertical, one horizontal slot and a lug on each side. They are coloured red, blue yellow and green. In the top right hand corner is the logo of the design centre and beneath this is a price ticket reading '£4.50'. The back of the card is white and on the top half has instructions for joining the triangles together, and on the bottom half ideas of things that can be made. Total number of items is 25.
Makers and roles
Polydron UK Ltd, maker