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Description: | Santa Claus Snow House made from a gas mask box covered in cotton wool with two chimneys and a printed colour picture on the front, containing eight children's toys including alphabet bricks, a bangle and a book, c.1939-1945.
Santa Claus Snow House made from a gas mask box covered in cotton wool with two chimneys and a printed colour picture on the front.
Eight alphabet bricks with the letters E, F, G, H, M, O, N, and X in a brown cardboard box. The bricks are painted in blue, green, red, yellow and cream and the letters are outlined in black.
A gold metal bangle wrapped in white paper
A blue painted stick with straw tied to the end, resembling a head and hair.
A cotton khaki shoulder bag with long straps that is printed inside the flap with "P.B. & Co., Ltd. / 9-1939 / MARK I".
A child's eye-shield made from clear plastic, edged with wool and brown fabric at the top with a cotton and elasticated strip for attaching to the head, and a paper eye mask attached inside the shield.
A set of two hair slides made from red plastic and wire, clipped onto a piece of cardboard printed in red with "Kleenware/ Hair Slides", and a picture of a woman with dark hair.
A brown cardboard box containing a gold painted brooch in the shape of a tree with leaves.
"The Vanishing Elf", a story book in the form of a booklet published by P.M.Productions Ltd, London and Letchworth, and printed in England.
Cream paper instruction leaflet printed with "Santa Claus Snow House. / Containing 8 Toys or Novelties. / Cut or separate the numbers printed on the sheet / supplied, fold up and place in a hat to be drawn for. / Corresponding numbers will be found on the outside / wrapping of each article. / 1 2 3 4 5 / 6 7 8". | Format: | Christmas toy | Subjects: | Christmas > Christmas novelties | Temporal: | 1939-1945
Twentieth century (1900-1999) | Source: | Geffrye Museum | Identifier: | http://www.geffrye-museum.org.uk/collect... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | Christmas toy | Go to resource |
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