Controller
Philips
Category
Toys
Date
1978 - circa 1980
Materials
Plastic and metal
Measurements
80 mm (height); 90 mm (width); 115 mm (depth)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671136.4.2
Summary
One of a pair of Philips G7000 electrical games console controllers. It has an electrical wire to connect to the TV. It can be distinguished from the other controller by a plastic sticker with a tiger image wrapped around the wire.
Provenance
Bought by the donor from John Lewis in the 1980s, and donated to the Museum of Childhood by John Haslam in May 2012.
Makers and roles
Philips, manufacturer