Constructional toy
Brio
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1982
Materials
Wood, plastic, cardboard and paper
Measurements
Box - 220 mm (length); 46 mm (width), Each peg - 20 mm (length); 10 mm (diameter), Each half cylinder - 15 mm (width), Each wheel - 10 mm (height), Each printed sheet - 210 mm (height), Green wheel - 48 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Sweden
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666860
Summary
A construction toy manufactured by Brio in original cardboard box (circa 1982). The colour printed cardboard box is illustrated with colour photographs of the different toys that can be constructed from the brightly painted wooden shapes made by Brio. Inside the box is a white moulded plastic container sub-divided into compartments containing the different construction pieces. The construction pieces are as follows: a green wooden cube with holes drilled in it; two green, wooden half cylinders; a red wooden triangle; a pink cylinder with a smiling face; three white wooden axles; three white plastic tyres; one red wooden wheel; a green plastic wheel with three holes drilled in it; a black plastic spanner; a green plastic spanner; and a transparent plastic bag containing yellow plastic pegs. Also in the box are two colour printed sheets of paper illustrated with examples of constructed toys. Total number of items is 20.
Marks and inscriptions
On the side and bottom of the box: 'BRIO No 4545// 31795/45// Wooden Construction Set// MADE IN SWEDEN'
Makers and roles
Brio , maker