Transformers
Hasbro International Inc
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1986
Materials
Plastic, cardboard and polystyrene
Measurements
Toy - 330 mm (length); 116 mm (width); 135 mm (height), Box - 383 mm (length); 143 mm (width); 253 mm (height), Polystyrene - 370 mm (length); 142 mm (width); 182 mm (height), Each other piece (min) - 60 mm (length); 44 mm (height), Each piece (max) - 75 mm (length); 52 mm (height)
Place of origin
Pawtucket
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667337
Summary
A plastic toy Transformer Deception robot called 'Galvatron', (circa 1986).The toy can be transformed from a toy laser cannon into a robot. Galvatron is one of the evil Transformers - a 'Deception'. The toy comes in its original packaging which consists of A large rectangular printed cardboard box with a transparent plastic window at the front to view the toy inside. An upright flap at the back of the top of the box has the Transformers lettering with a Deception robot head logo. On the top of the box are five colour photographs illustrating how to change Galvatron from a laser cannon to a robot. The front of the box, with the aforementioned plastic window, has a colour illustration of the completed robot and two smaller photographs of the toy as a laser cannon and what it can do. More photographs are on the sides and base of the box with information regarding the contents. On the back of the box is a colour illustration depicting a battle between the good and evil Transformers upon a city on a planet. A small rectangle inset into this picture gives character information about the toy, next to a token. The toy inside the box is contained within the original polystyrene packaging and consists of a grey, purple and red plastic laser cannon with an orange gun barrel. Inside two polystyrene pockets is a black plastic gun and an additional piece of purple plastic. The instructions and other items are missing.
Marks and inscriptions
On the bottom of the back of the box: '1986 Hasbro Inc., Pawtucket R.I. 02861 USA. All Rights Reserved. Made in Korea. Manufactured by Takara Co., Ltd.'
Makers and roles
Hasbro International Inc , copyright holder Takara Co Ltd , manufacturer