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  • Object number
    2020/53/3/1-2
  • Title
    Construction Set,
  • Collection
    Peter Wade-Martins Collection of Farm Toys
  • Creator
    W. Butcher & Sons Ltd. (Manufacturer)
  • Description
    Primus Engineering Construction kit 'No.1 OUTFIT' in lidded green paper covered box with illustrated label on lid. Set was in competition to Meccano. Box contains several steel, brass and wooden components. Some components are by Meccano. Box has ten partitions. Primus Engineering toy from a large collection of British manufactured toy farm vehicles and implements. Numbering: 1) Box main, 2) Box lid, 3) Contents
  • Archival history
    Museum Object Entry Form – 'Description of Object/Collection: Large collection of farm toys (to be listed in more detail on a separate sheet)...', Citation in publication [Newson, R., P. Wade-Martins and A. Little, 'Farming in Miniature Volume 2', Old Pond, 2014] (not in book nor online)
  • Production place
    Greater London [region]
  • Production date
    1914 - 1926
  • Object name
    Toy, Model
  • Material
    Metal, Wood, Card
  • Dimensions
    • Length 320 mm
    • Width 200 mm
    • Height 20 mm
  • Associated subject
    PERSONAL LIFE : accessories - recreational
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