Star Wars toy
General Mills Inc.
Category
Toys
Date
1977 - 1980
Materials
Plastic
Measurements
Each character - height 50 mm (min), 108 mm (max), Each weapon - length 20 mm (min), 65 mm (max)
Place of origin
Hong Kong
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667371.1
Summary
Part of a collection of Star Wars plastic toys from the films of the same name (1977-1980). All have movable arms, legs and heads and have assorted weapons. The characters are as follows: Yoda. A short green alien with large pointed ears at the side of his head. Yoda is wearing a fabric tunic and is holding a brown plastic stick. An orange plastic snake is around his neck and he has a grey plastic tool belt.C3PO, a gold coloured android.R2D2, a cylindrical robot with two movable legs on each side of its body. R2D2 has a silver coloured head with blue markings and printed paper controls on its body.Princess Leia. Princess Leia has brown hair tied into buns at the side of her head and is wearing a white suit with flared trousers.Darth Vader, the chief villain. Darth Vader is a cyborg all in black with a skull like mask with a helmet and respirator. A control panel is on his chest.These are yellow light sabre swords, black guns. Some are attached to characters whereas others are loose. It is unclear which weapon belongs to which character.
Marks and inscriptions
On the character: 'COPYRIGHT G.M.F.G.I 1977 / HONG KONG (other inscriptions are similiarly worded with copyright to C.P.G or L.F.L and dated 1979 and 1980.)'
Makers and roles
General Mills Inc., copyright holder C.P.G. Products, copyright holder Lucasfilm , copyright holder