Toy boat
Ron Fuller (1936 - 2017)
Category
Toys
Date
1979
Materials
Metal, cardboard and paper
Measurements
Boat – 180 mm (length); 59 mm (width); 67 mm (depth), Box -295 mm (length); 191 mm (width); 77 mm (height)
Place of origin
Laxfield, Woodbridge
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664606
Summary
A toy 'Pop Pop Boat’ in its original box along with instructions. The rectangular cardboard box contains a photocopied sheet of instructions, with annotated diagrams for 'The Original and Best Pop Pop Boat'. In the bottom right hand corner of the sheet is written 'R.F.T. 1979 Laxfield, England'. A red label on the lid of the cardboard box reads 'ARFT Laxfield England'. The toy metal boat has a green painted base and sides. On one side is painted ‘TURBINA’ in yellow letters. It has a black rudder. Half of the top of the boat is covered with grey metal perforated with six holes. At the back of the boat sits a painted metal sailor in uniform. On the other side it is painted to imitate a red-orange sun with rays against a white background. The rectangular cardboard box contains a sheet of instructions, with annotated diagrams for 'The Original and Best Pop Pop Boat'. In the bottom right hand corner of the sheet is written 'R.F.T. 1979 Laxfield, England'. A red label on the lid of the cardboard box reads 'ARFT Laxfield England'. Total number of items is 2.
Makers and roles
Ron Fuller (1936 - 2017), maker