Gyroscope
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, cardboard and paper
Measurements
Gyroscope - 88 mm (height); 62 mm (diameter), Box - 57 mm (length); 57 mm (width); 70 mm (height), String - 365 mm (length), Instructions - 165 mm (width); 200 mm (height)
Place of origin
Blackpool
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666189
Summary
A metal gyroscope in a dark red cardboard box with a separate lid. The box also contains an instruction leaflet and a piece of string. The gyroscope is mounted in a circular metal frame. Its disc is painted in pale blue and red. Total number of items is 5.
Marks and inscriptions
On a label on the lid: 'PROGRESS/BRITISH MADE/GYROSCOPE/TOP/BLACKPOOL'