Cardboard box
Sinclair Research Ltd.
Category
Technological items
Date
1987
Materials
Cardboard box with polystyrene drawer
Measurements
140 x 580 x 225 mm
Place of origin
Taiwan
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 672712.2
Summary
The original cardboard box packaging for a Sinclair ZX Spectrum +3 Home Computer and accessories. The rectangular shaped box has a multicoloured (green, yellow, blue and red) image of the keyboard on its top with 'sinclair ZX Spectrum +3 printed in red and white lettering at the bottom left. The same image is on the underside of the box with the writing this time in the bottom right corner. The box contains a rectangular polystyrene drawer which houses the keyboard and associated objects. The ZX Spectrum is a home computer designed by Sinclair Research between 1982 and 1987. It was one of the best selling British computer systems, selling over five million units. The +3 model released by Amstrad was the final official Spectrum model.
Provenance
Original cardboard box for a Spectrum ZX +3 Home Computer designed by Sinclair Research Ltd and released by Amstrad in 1987. Purchased from Comet in Burton On Trent on 12th December 1987. Transferred as a gift to The National trust on 15th November 2016.
Makers and roles
Sinclair Research Ltd., inventor