Original box for Escor toy
Escor
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1982
Materials
Cardboard
Measurements
143 mm (length); 140 mm (width); 150 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667344
Summary
Original packaging for an 'Escor' posting cage (circa 1982). This comprises of three red wooden discs. The top one has cut out shapes in it with a yellow knob in the centre. The top disc rotates against the red disc immediately beneath this top one. Between these two discs and the third disc which forms a base are natural wooden bars forming a cage. The posting cage contains wooden shapes which correspond with the cut out shapes in the top disc.
Marks and inscriptions
On the photograph on the side of the box: 'Escor POSTING CAGE/ MADE IN ENGLAND'
Makers and roles
Escor , maker