Description: Very scarce piece of design history, "The Toy" designed by Charles and Ray Eames and manufactured by Tigrett Enterprises ca. 1951-1959. Contains: 4 triangle sheets in pink, olive green, white, and kelly green. 4 square pieces in orange, olive green, white, and dark navy (nearly black.) Instruction sheet. 22 "construction dowels", 4 yellow "long bracing dowels", 5 red "short bracing dowels". Original box. Does not include pipe cleaners. Condition: Box shows mild shelf wear, open end has more wear (see pics.) Instruction sheet has 1 small tear appx 1 cm. paper sheets have minor bends and dings but no tears. The holes on the sheets are not punched through indicating they were never used. Sheets retain a curl due to being rolled up in the box for 60+ years. one of the red "short bracing dowels" has a split end (see pic.) Overall, great vintage condition and probably the best condition example i can find online. This item will be shipped within 3 business days of purchase. due to my schedule i cannot guarantee 1 or 2 day shipping. From the Eames Office https://www.eamesoffice.com/stories/the-toy/ “Toys found a place in the Eames design catalog on numerous occasions, and the Eames Office approached them with the same importance as their more renowned furniture designs... Inspired by the work of Eames friend, Buckminster Fuller, the Eames Office designed a geometric building kit unassumingly named The Toy in 1951. A label on the outside of the box describes the product as “Large-Colorful-Easy to Assemble-For Creating A Light, Bright Expandable World Large Enough To Play In and Around.” The Toy was first in production from 1951 to 1959 and manufactured by Tigrett Enterprises in Jackson, Tennessee. It was the Eames Office’s second endeavor at designing and manufacturing a toy intended for the consumer market (Eames Masks were the first), however, it was the first to be successfully manufactured and sold. Children were the commercial target for The Toy, yet, Charles and Ray—being the aficionados of toys that they were—never excluded adults from the enjoyment. Instructions included inside the box reveal that The Toy‘s audience was not limited: The Toy is designed for many colorful hours of fun for the whole family, and each member can share and enjoy The Toy in his own way. The baby as a bright world to grow in– The small child as houses and tunnels and tents to play in– The boys and girls as towers, puppet theaters, large and exciting structures– The high school age as brilliant party decorations, plays and pageant sets– In college as campus and house decorations, fantastic and brilliant hanging objects to hover over a junior prom– Young men and women, clubs, civic organizations, floats and festivals– The Toy gives each one the means with which to express himself in big structures and brilliant colors.” Similar to Herman Miller, George Nelson, Alexander Girard
Price: 1000 USD
Location: Dallas, Texas
End Time: 2023-12-22T18:20:45.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Color: Multi-Color
Style: Mid-Century Modern
Original/Reproduction: Original
Material: Paper
Maker: Tigrett
Age: Post-1940
