Play-Doh Fun Factory, 1962

Artifact

Toy (Recreational artifact)

Date Made

1962

Creators

Rainbow Crafts Company, Inc. 

Place of Creation

United States 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2016.111.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Mary Sherman.

Material

Plastic
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Blue
White (Color)
Red
Black (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 3 in

Width: 15 in

Length: 18.75 in

Inscriptions

on top of box: The Original Play-Doh MODELING COMPOUND / Pat. Appt. For / FUN FACTORY toy extruder / master plan SET for BOYS and GIRLS, ages 5 to 10 / make your own PLAY-DOH city / to make planes / 6 new dies to make jets...military or commerical craft. Latest jet designs. / to make trains / 6 new dies to make complete trains...engines, freight cars, tankers, even the caboose. / to make boats / 6 new dies to make merchant vessels, submarines, aircraft carrier with planes, small boats. / MADE IN U.S.A. / contains: FUN FACTORY EXTRUDER * 4 CANS PLAY-DOH * TABLE COVER * 30 EXTRUSION DIES * LAYOUT MAP * INSTRUCTION BOOK.

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