Accession No

6078

Brief Description

‘Terra-Lune’ toy, by Technofix, U.S.A., 1950 (c)

Origin

U.S.A.; U.S. zone Germany

Maker

Marke, Technofix

Class

demonstration; games; astronomy

Earliest Date

1950

Latest Date

1970

Inscription Date

Material

metal (tin?; steel); cardboard

Dimensions

box: 472mm x 135mm x 51mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from Christie’s, South Kensington, London, on 17/11/2005. Lot number 284, from the Paul Lips Collection.

Inscription

“Marke Technofix” (on box)

Description Notes

“Terra-Lune” toy by Technofix, c.1950

Thin space toy supported on two feet, with two tin cars. Both sides are brightly painted with spaceships, an Earth and a Moon, between which runs a track for the cars to travel along. Inside the Earth is a wind-up mechanism. Decorated box.

Incomplete

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