Toy boat
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1991
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
60 mm (height); 26 mm (width); 100 mm (length)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671194.1
Summary
'Ten Cents', one of two toy die-cast model 'Tugs' from the television series of the same name, created by the same producers of 'Thomas the Tank Engine'. The boat is bainted with a black hull, brown decking, and a yellow and brown cabin, with a mouldded face at the front wearing a blue cap. The head is moveable, and the funnel has a sticker with two gold stars and the number '1' on it.
Provenance
Collected by donor’s children and given to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs Sue Fraser in August 2012.
Marks and inscriptions
On the base of the hull: '2210V' 'ERTL registered / DYERSVILLE IOWA USA / MADE IN CHINA'