Cardboard figure
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cardboard and wood
Measurements
Each card (min) - 20 mm (width); 16 mm (height), Each card (max) - 62 mm (width); 138 mm (height), Each block - 52 mm (length); 38 mm (width); 9 mm (height)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666902
Summary
A pale pink cardboard box with no lid contains a set of cardboard cut-out figures in sections, which, when assembled, stand in slotted wooden bases. There are four people's heads and five animal masks, four bodies, four hats, three pairs of trousers, one long skirt, and six wooden blocks painted black, each with a slot in the top. The parts can be mixed to make a variety of creatures. Total number of items is 27.