Toy Of The Future Has Magnetic Attraction
Series
- Series Name
- Living Tomorrow
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- COI synopsis: Since its invention in 1933 the yo-yo has been top of the pops in toys. Now as its popularity wanes, Living Tomorrow presents the winner of a design competition set to find a new super toy - a kit of magnetic parts with enough possibilities to fire any child’s imagination.
- Researcher Comments
- Includes an interview with Ian and Ann Poupard
- Keywords
- Science and technology; Toys and models
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 47 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/28
- Credits:
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- Sponsor
- Central Office of Information (COI)
- Sponsor
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Presenter
- Ian Morrison
- Presenter
- Marion Foster
- Presenter
- Roger Cook
- Commentator
- Roger Cook
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7580 7503
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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