What do toys, cameras, board games, projectors and televisions have in common? Well, apart from our Survey, they are all made of plastic and comprise an important element of the collection held at the Museum of Design in Plastics (MoDIP) within the Arts Institute at Bournemouth. Amateur cine cameras, television receivers and projectors are some of the items drawn from over 8,500 examples of contemporary design from this century and the last. Perhaps the most intriguing artefacts held are the toys associated with film and television. These include a number of Star Wars models and figurines, together with TV show board games and toys relating to children’s television. Are there any collections out there that specialise in these types of toys?
The material issue?
October 3, 2007 by Linda
Posted in Museums, Television, Toys | 1 Comment
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- AHRB Centre for British Film and Television Studies
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- Focal International
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There is a Subject Specialist Network for Plastics, just as there is this one Screen Heritage. Its Collections Link details are here:
http://www.collectionslink.org.uk/find_a_network/subject_specialists/plastics