Original box for toy
Hestair Kiddicraft Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1977
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
226 mm (length); 64 mm (height); 90 mm (depth)
Place of origin
Redlands
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 666919
Summary
An empty cardboard box with a plastic window, manufactured by Kiddicraft (circa 1977). The box contained plastic bath ducks and is light blue and inscribed with 'Kiddicraft, Better Toys To Grow Up With', repeated on each side. The box is decorated with red and yellow stripes. On one side are two photographs of the ducks, and a child playing with them in the bath. A description in English and other languages are on the bottom. The box has a label reading '199'.
Marks and inscriptions
On the side of the box: 'Kiddicraft / BETTER TOYS TO GROW UP WITH / Bath Ducks / KO 2273'
Makers and roles
Hestair Kiddicraft Ltd, maker