Sound box
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and paper
Measurements
56 mm (height); 62 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Taiwan
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664236
Summary
A small cylindrical sound box which emits a meeow when turned over. The cylinder is covered in red paper with a picture of two cute kittens wearing blue ribbons with pink, yellow and blue flowers at one side and a yellow rose between them. 'CAT meeow' is painted in green edged with white. Beneath this is printed 'IT LIKES TO LIVE IN A POCKET TURN OVER SLOWLY AND HEAR CAT MEEOW’ ‘MADE IN TAIWAN REPUBLIC OF CHINA' with a small printed square with 'T I ' within it. The base is covered in green paper, torn off in one place. The cream painted metal top has an indented centre and small holes punched around the edge.