Original box for toy
Lego
Category
Toys
Date
1984
Materials
Cardboard and paper
Measurements
395 mm (length); 235 mm (width); 95 mm (height)
Place of origin
Switzerland
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 670370
Summary
A battered empty cardboard box for a Duplo toy, covered with brightly coloured paper. The box opens with a flap lid. On the top it has a picture of a toddler playing with the toy which consists of 'lego' like pieces that fit together to make walls, houses and trains with people in. Around the sides of the box are other illustrations of the toy. On one side is printed in white on red 'From 1 to 5 years' in several languages. This object has 'duplo' on the front but also has 'lego' on the back.
Makers and roles
Lego , maker