Miscellaneous items
Britains Ltd.
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and cardboard
Measurements
Rabbit - 55 mm (length), Stag - 60 mm (length); 60 mm (height), Piece of tree with gorilla - 45 mm (length); 32 mm (length), Game - 85 mm (length); 62 mm (width), Sentry box - 50 mm (width); 85 mm (height); 35 mm (depth), Palm tree - 90 mm (width); 120 mm (height), Bench - 65 mm (width); 30 mm (height), Each traffic light - 90 mm (height), Man - 45 mm (height), Woman - 45 mm (height), Wigwam - 70 mm (height); 70 mm (diameter), Gorilla - 55 mm (height), Beret - 50 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664578
Summary
An assortment of objects, mostly made from painted metal, many made by Britains. A metal rabbit with a blue jacket, grey trousers, white collar and red tie. An inscription on sole of the feet may be 'Britain'. A pair of metal traffic lights, each with two indicating lights which swivel, on black and white painted poles on stands. A pair of male and female model farmers. The man is in a grey suit with a pink striped shirt and a grey hat holding a pipe in his right hand. The woman is in a light brown dress with a blue collar, a pink and blue bonnet and a white apron. She has an articulated right hand. A white fabric beret with a black band. A metal sentry box painted grey with a black gable roof and a red front. A metal model of four green palm trees on a stand with red flowers and greenery around the base. A brown painted metal stag with the left antler missing, A green painted metal bench with a back. A metal wigwam, painted white, standing on a green base. A metal painted gorilla standing on a green base. Two broken pieces of tree would have been held in his left hand. A cardboard game in a red and white printed box with a glass front. It has a background of buildings and two loose models, a painted face and a blue body. Total number of items is 13.
Marks and inscriptions
Base of the palm trees: 'BRITAINS LTD PROPRIETORS COPYRIGHT/MADE IN ENGLAND' On the back of the bench: 'BRITAINS LTD /MADE IN ENGLAND /N. 017'
Makers and roles
Britains Ltd., maker