Original box for toy
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
Box - 360 mm (length); 80 mm (width); 67 mm (depth), Lid - 30 mm (depth), Inner container - 230 mm (length); 70 mm (width); 33 mm (depth)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663974
Summary
The original box for a diabolo. An empty oblong cardboard box with the outer sides and lid covered in maroon paper. On the lid a brown label says 'The Flying Cone' in the centre, either side of which is a white circle with a black and white sketch of a man playing with the flying cone - a diabolo. In the left-hand side picture the cone is on the string near the ground. On the right-hand side picture he holds it aloft. Inside the box is a small oblong cardboard container. Inside the lid is a label giving the instructions for playing with the Flying Cone. Total number of items is 3.