Untitled
Kenner Products
Category
Ephemera
Date
c. 1980
Materials
Place of origin
United States
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672512
Summary
A grey plastic Star Wars Scout Walker vehicle toy manufactured by Kenner in its original cardboard box packaging. The toy comes with two paper booklets of instructions and a third booklet that provides details of other products in the Star Wars range that are available for purchase. The Scout Walker was a two-man patrol vehicle that first appeared in the Star Wars film ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ released in 1980.
Provenance
Originally manufactured by Kenner circa 1980. Purchased by the National Trust Museum of Childhood from Richard Plumb via ebay on 22nd September 2020 as part of the Collecting Cultures 'Exploring Childhoods' project.
Makers and roles
Kenner Products , manufacturer