Toy spacecraft
Dinky Toys
Category
Toys
Date
1976 (copyright date)
Materials
Plastic and metal
Measurements
240 mm (length); 120 mm (width); 80 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663705
Summary
A white plastic and metal spacecraft Dinky toy of the U.S.S. Enterprise from the Star Trek series. The main body, jets and underside of disc are white painted metal. The jet clasps and upper side of disc are white plastic. The upper disc has a silver metal lever, inscribed 'Turn to Fire', that can be turned to move a yellow plastic tab to expose area inside the disc for play firing. The jets are tipped with orange plastic and there is an orange plastic radar disc at the front of the main body. At the front of the large disc is a plastic sticker detailing 'U.S.S. Enterprise N C C - 1701'. On either sides of the jets are two long plastic white stickers with red stripes detailing 'NCC-1701'. The paint covering the metal parts is scuffed and the plastic disc is discoloured and dirty. One of the plastic jet clasps is bent.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of the spaceship: 'U.S.S. ENTERPRISE Dinky TOYS MADE IN ENGLAND c PARAMOUNT TV 1976'
Makers and roles
Dinky Toys , maker