Toy
Category
Toys
Date
c. 1980
Materials
Plastic
Measurements
175 x 100 x 33 mm
Place of origin
Republic of Ireland
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672432.2
Summary
A plastic Pocket Simon toy made by Milton Bradley (MB) Electronics. The toy has a circular head which contains four segments coloured red, blue, yellow and green. In the centre of these segments there is a red and blue MB Electronics logo on a silver background. Below this circular section there are three small buttons, two coloured blue and marked ‘LAST’ and ‘LONGEST’and one coloured red marked ‘START’. Below these buttons are two switches, one marked ‘GAME’ with the settings ‘OFF’, ‘1’, ‘2’ and ‘3’ and one marked ‘SKILL LEVEL’ with the settings ‘1’, ‘2’, ‘3’ and ‘4’. At the bottom of the front of the toy are the words ‘POCKET SIMON’ in blue and black text. The rear of the toy is black and contains a compartment for the batteries to operate the toy. There are ‘+’ and ‘-‘ symbols to indicate which way to insert the batteries.
Provenance
Manufactured by Milton Bradley (MB) Electronics circa 1980. Purchased by The National Trust Museum Of Childhood via Ebay on 24th February 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.