Original box for toy
Mattel Inc
Category
Toys
Date
1987 - 1994
Materials
cardboard and plastic
Measurements
227 mm (Height) x 210 mm (Width) x 205 mm (Depth)
Place of origin
Mexico
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 671998.2
Summary
The original box for a Boglin hand puppet. It is in the shape of a square cage holding the Boglin with a plastic upwards sliding door opening to allow the removal of the Boglin. The sides have labels with instructions on them Diet: Dust Balls, Habits: Licks Floors and Personality: Very Clean. Outrageous creatures that come alive in your hands in different languages. Name plate Flurp and notice inside the cage OUT TO LUNCH. There is a hole in the bottom of the box so the operator can manipulate him in his cage. On the back of the box it shows illustrations of the different types of Boglins .
Provenance
A gift to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Mary and Kevin Carswell. Bought for the donor's son in the late 1980s - Joe - age 7 or 8. Probably bought as a Christmas present. Possibly from Toys-R-Us in Nottingham. Joe really liked the Boglin and looked after him. Joe's younger sister Stephanie may have played with it. Joe is now a children's entertainer and trained as an actor and now puts on high end children's parties and shows- Joe Jangles.
Makers and roles
Mattel Inc , manufacturer