Original box for toy
Britains
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard, Paper, Printing ink
Measurements
375 mm (length); 88 mm (width); 28 mm (depth)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664199
Summary
A box for toy sailors which is empty. A red cardboard box with a separate lid bearing a green label which reads 'British Sailors, Officers and Petty Officers of the Royal Navy'. The box contains a card base with holes for sixteen model sailors to rest in. It also contains a postcard with typed wording reading 'Officers and Petty Officers of the Royal Navy'. Total number of items is 4.
Marks and inscriptions
Label on the lid: 'British Sailors/ OFFICERS AND PETTY OFFICERS/ of the ROYAL NAVY' End of the lid: 'OFFICERS (ROYAL NAVY) No.207'
Makers and roles
Britains , maker