Computer game console
Philips
Category
Technological items
Date
1978 - circa 1980
Materials
Plastic and metal
Measurements
120 mm (height); 340 mm (width); 325 mm (depth)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671136.2
Summary
A Philips G7000 electrical games console. It is a 'Videopac' console with a plastic outer casing. There is a label stuck underneath with typed text on reading 'G7000/15 Philips 17272'. It has an electrical wire to connect to the TV.
Provenance
Bought by the donor from John Lewis in the 1980s, and donated to the Museum of Childhood by John Haslam in May 2012
Marks and inscriptions
Underneath, in the right corner, on a small label: 'G7000/15 PHILIPS 17272'
Makers and roles
Philips, manufacturer