TOY
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- INT-A-LOK
- Date Range From
- 1960
- Date Range To
- 1970
- Materials
- PLASTIC
- Catalogue Number
- P20070005004
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Other Name
- INT-A-LOK
- Date Range From
- 1960
- Date Range To
- 1970
- Materials
- PLASTIC
- No. Pieces
- 10
- Diameter
- 2.5
- Description
- INTERLOCKING PLASTIC FLAT CIRCLES. TWO OF EACH COLOUR RD, BL, YLLW, GRN AND WHT. EACH CIRCLE HAS A HOLE IN THE CENTER WITH EIGHT WEDGES THAT ARE USED TO FIT THE PIECES TOGETHER. CIRCLES FEATURE EMBOSSED TEXT THAT READS "INT-A-LOK".
- Subjects
- TOY
- Historical Association
- LEISURE
- History
- DONOR'S MOTHER-IN-LAW, MRS. EMILY DOGTEROM, SENT SOME CEREAL BOX TOPS AWAY AND RECEIVED THE CIRCLES FOR THE DONOR'S SON, WHO WAS SIX AT THE TIME. THE DONOR DOES NOT RECALL WHICH COMPANY THE TOY CAME FROM BUT BELIEVES THAT IT WAS SOMETIME IN THE 60S. DONOR'S SON DAVE DOGTEROM USED THE TOY TO MAKE THINGS OUT OF THEM BY INTERLOCKING THE CIRCLES. HE WOULD MAKE AIRPLANES, ROUND CIRCLES AND VARIOUS SHAPES. THE DONOR CLAIMS THAT THE TOY WAS VERY POPULAR WITH HER SON AND LATER WITH HER GRANDCHILDREN.
- Catalogue Number
- P20070005004
- Acquisition Date
- 2007-02
- Collection
- Museum
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