Construction toy
Plimpton Engineering Co. Ltd.
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1933 - 1959
Materials
Plastic, cardboard, paper and metal
Measurements
Box - 265 mm (Width) x 55 mm (Depth); 300 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Liverpool
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671875
Summary
A Bayko building set in its original blue cardboard box. A colour printed paper label on the lid shows an image of a girl and a boy sitting on some paper plans, on top of which is a two storey house with a red roof, red and white brick walls, green window frames, a garage and a white fence surrounding the site. Inside the box are one red roof; one square piece of cardboard; two rectangular green bases; two rectangular red pieces marked 'roof No.30'; a colour printed Bayko order form; an instruction and plans booklet; one yellow label; a Bayko lidded cardboard box labelled 'Accessories in No.1 Set' containing 76 metal rods of different lengths, a screwdriver, 4 screws and metal plates and 8 brackets. 29 red bricks', '2 curved bricks', '1 chimney and 2 pillars'; 1' bay window 11 'windows and 2 doors'; 2 'roof ends' 29 red bricks and 37 'white bricks'. A Bayko parts price list.
Provenance
A gift to the Museum of Childhood by Mrs, Joyce Claridge in 2015. Belonged to donor's husband's brother Edwin Claridge (born 1941). Used possibly c1950s
Makers and roles
Plimpton Engineering Co. Ltd., manufacturer