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99/4/28 Toy tram, metal / lithograph, Boomaroo Toys, Australia, 1954-1970

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Object statement
Toy tram, metal / lithograph, Boomaroo Toys, Australia, 1954-1970
Production Notes include information about the design, manufacture and marketing of an object. Production notes
Boomaroo Toys made a range of metal toy vehicles and other toys in competition with other Australian manufacturers such as Wyn-Toys and overseas toy companies such as Buddy-L. They were listed as Boomaroo Products Pty Ltd in Sydney from 1954 to the 1970s. By the mid-1960s they had become associated with Artlay Manufacturing Company Pty Ltd. Boomaroo was a member of The Australian Games Manufacturing Association, TAGMA.

Date of manufacture

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Description
Toy tram, metal / lithograph, Boomaroo Toys, Australia, 1954-1970.

This is a tin toy tram. It has two sets of wheels with axles. The front and rear bumpers are painted green. The body of the tram is red. Cabin details are lithographed onto the yellow windows. Holes are cut for doors and other windows. The word 'Railway' appears on front and back. The tram's electric connecting rod protrudes from roof.

Made: Boomaroo Toys; Australia; 1954 - 1970


Owned: National Trust of Australia;
Marks
makers transfer located along upper side "[kangaroo logo] / TRADE MARK / BOOMAROO / TOYS / MADE IN AUSTRALIA"
paper label adhered to inside wall "$75"
The Registration Number of an object is a unique identifying number applied by the museum at the point of acquisition. Current numbering format comprises the year of acquisition, followed by a sequential number. For example, '2007/45' is the Registration Number that represents the 45th acquisition in the year 2007. Registration number
99/4/28
Production date
1954 - 1970
Height
70 mm
Width
60 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Gift of the National Trust of Australia, NSW, 1999

This object record is currently incomplete. The information available may date back as far as 125 years. Other information may exist in a non-digital form. The Museum continues to update and add new research to collection records.
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