Playing piece
Peter Pan
Category
Sports equipment, games and pastimes
Date
circa 1969 (copyright date)
Materials
Plastic
Measurements
8-55 mm (Length); 6-24 mm (Height); 3-21 mm (Width); 55 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672097.2
Summary
The plastic playing pieces for the game 'Build-a-Beetle'. These consist of the parts of four beetles (one red, one blue, one green and one yellow) - each has a head, a body, six legs, two eyes, two antennae and a tongue.
Provenance
Donated to the National Trust Museum of Childhood by Jane Shuker in 2015. Owned by the donor and her sister Mary in the 1950s or early 1960s.
Makers and roles
Peter Pan , manufacturer