Toy Fair 1970

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Toy fair. Harrogate, North Yorkshire.

M/S pan two little children a pogo pony. C/U pan pogo pony showing the springs. C/U little boy dancing up and down on version of the dancing riding ball. M/S little boy with toy chimpanzee that walks. C/U chimp walking with boy. C/U tumbling doll. C/U circo...

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Cataloguer:
Howard
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
57770
Sort Number:
70/008
Time in/Out:
01:12:20:00 / 01:13:57:00
Canister:
70/8
Film ID:
2241.14
Issue Date:
25/01/1970

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  • The footage in this clip is shot in two different locations.

    The first 43 seconds are at the Harrogate International Toy Fair. This ran from 10-15 January 1970.

    From 00:44 though, we move to the "Play Orbit" exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts on The Mall, London. This exhibition ran from 28 November 1969 to 15 February 1970.

    "C/U tumbling doll" - this is the "Tippy Tumbles" doll.

    jamied 16th Jun 2012

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