Paper toy
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1905
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
292 mm (length); 170 mm (height)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 665492
Summary
A paper cat made of colour printed brown and white embossed cardboard with jointed legs and head. On the reverse of the cat is a printed paragraph about the domestic cat.
Marks and inscriptions
On the reverse of the cat: 'Publishers to Their Majesties/ the King and Queen/ and T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales./ DESIGNED IN ENGLAND AND PRINTED IN GERMANY/ NO. 45./ Raphael Tuck and Sons, Ltd./ London-Paris-Berlin/ New York-Montreal' On the reverse of the cat: 'Patented/ in/ ENGLAND/ FRANCE/ GERMANY/ AMERICA'
Makers and roles
Raphael Tuck and Sons Ltd , printer