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Accession # |
2012.43.6.029 |
Item Name |
Block, Building Block, Toy |
Description |
A green plastic container (.027 and .028) and twenty seven "duplo" building blocks (.01-.026 and .029) dated circa 1990. The container (.027) has a paper label adhered to the outside with images of a small child playing with the blocks. On the outside is a "Zellers" price tag for $8.77. The blocks are in a variety of sizes in the colours of yellow, blue and red which includes thirteen small blocks (.01-.013), seven medium blocks (.014-.020) and one large yellow block (.021). One block is a bear figure (.023). Another block (.026) has four yellow wheels. Other triangular shapes blocks include (.022, .024, .025 and .029). |
Date |
1990 CIRCA |
Provenance |
The toy is from the donor's mother's home, Mary Dunlop (1921-2012), who lived at Ennotville, Nichol Township from 1969 until 2012. |
Person \ Organization |
Dunlop, Mary Dunlop, Mary Dunlop, Susan |
Place |
Markham Canada United States Ennotville Nichol Twp. |
Makers mark |
On the label of the box (.028) is written in black ink "Duplo/ blocks fit together with LEGO SYSTEM bricks (sold separately) / Assembled by LEGO Systems, Inc. Enfield, CT 06083, USA./ Distributed in Canada by LEGO Canada Inc., Markham, Ontario L67 1T6" |