Original box for toy
Hestair Kiddicraft Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1982
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
Box - 275 mm (length); 300 mm (height); 130 mm (depth), Backing board - 270 mm (length); 295 mm (height); 65 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Coulsdon, Redlands
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664744
Summary
A rectangular blue cardboard box with a plastic window, originally containing a Kiddicraft Pop-Up Rocket (circa 1982). Information concerning how to work the toy is given on the sides, with colour photographs and information about the company, in various languages. Inside the box is a piece of cardboard backing board with a colour illustration of planets and spacecraft. The toy is intended for children aged three to six. The original price sticker reads '£3.95p'. The box opens at the top and has old Sellotape attached in places. Total number of items is 2.
Makers and roles
Hestair Kiddicraft Ltd, maker