Model
Matchbox
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1992
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
30 mm (Height); 35 mm (Width); 62 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Jingdezhen
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671186.3.2
Summary
A toy model of 'Thunderbird 2', pod, part of one of a set of vehicles in cast metal and plastic. Toy models of Thunderbirds vehicles, based on the popular television show of the same name. The pod is painted in green, and has a door that opens at the front, with the white painted number 4 on it. It also has wheels on the base to allow it to roll, as depictedin the television series.
Provenance
Collected by donor’s children and given to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Mrs Sue Fraser on 14.08.2012
Marks and inscriptions
On base of pod: As follows, "MATCHBOX / copyright 1992 ITC / ENT GRP LTD / MADE IN CHINA"
Makers and roles
Matchbox , manufacturer