Car
Playcraft Toys Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
1968
Materials
Metal, cardboard and plastic
Measurements
Box –183 mm (length); 85 mm (width); 56 mm (height), s Peel’s Car –85 mm (length); 35 mm (width); 25 mm (height), Steed – 34 mm (height), s Peel - 42 mm (height)
Place of origin
London
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664239
Summary
The Avengers Corgi car gift set No. 40 of Steed's vintage Bentley and Mrs Peel's Lotus Elan S2 with plastic John Steed and Emma Peel models, based on the television series, ‘The Avengers’ characters and cars. Steed's car is missing. On the cardboard box is the Avengers logo written in white ink on a red background, a colour illustration of Steed and Mrs Peel in the left corner and illustrations of them by their cars. The corgi logo is in the bottom right hand corner. The background to these illustrations is yellow and is repeated on the other side of the box. On the edges of the box is the name of the manufacturer and box's contents, Steed and Mrs Peel's cars are in silhouette in white ink on a blue background. Further information is given on the sides of the box including the price label 16/6d. Emma Peel's car is open topped with a lifting bonnet to reveal the engine and has movable seats and a plastic windscreen. The paint is chipped in places. The plastic John Steed figure in grey suit and bowler hat is seated and has been placed in the driving seat. The plastic Emma Peel figure is standing on a green base and is wearing a white suit with a hat. Total number of items is 4.
Makers and roles
Playcraft Toys Ltd, maker