Peter Pan Playthings Ltd
 | |
| Industry | Toys and games |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1963 |
| Fate | Acquired 1987 by Bluebird Toys |
| Headquarters | Peterborough , United Kingdom |
Key people | Bob Holden, Gareth Morris, Tom Charnock |
| Products | Board games |
Peter Pan Playthings Ltd was a British toy company founded in 1963. It bought Salter Science and other assets from the receivers of Thomas Salter Ltd.[1] In 1972 the company reported a £80,000 profit. The following year it was acquired by Berwick Timpo.[2][3]
The company was sold on to Bluebird Toys in 1987, which continued to use the Peter Pan Playthings brand for several years.[4]
Products[edit]
- Anti-Monopoly (under license from Waddingtons)[5]
- Backfire!
- Blow football
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons Adventure Game
- Chemistry in Action[6]
- Clash[7]
- Frustration (board game)
- Ginny-O[8]
- Headache
- Master Challenge[9]
- Mr. Potato Head (British version)[10][11]
- Musical books
- Othello (game)
- Plasticine, following acquisition of Harbutt’s Plasticine Ltd
- Police Patrol[12]
- QED Puzzle Set Squares[13]
- Take the Test
- Thunderbirds to the Rescue Marble Maze[14]
- Thunderbirds International Rescue Game[15]
- Thinkominoes[16]
- Tile Poker[17]
- Tough Luck![18]
- Triominoes
- Trivia-Challenge[19]
References[edit]
- ^ Stancer, Martin. "The Linka Story". linkaonline.co.uk. linkaonline.co.uk. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Brown, Kenneth Douglas (1996). The British toy business : a history since 1700. London: Hambledon Press. p. 198. ISBN 1852851368.
- ^ Alvarez, Al (2012). Risky Business: People, Pastimes, Poker and Books (Kindle ed.). UK: Bloomsbury Paperbacks. p. 52. ISBN 9781408835791.
- ^ ""Interview of Mr Gareth Morris, Finance Director and Company Secretary"" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Anti-Monopoly 1984 (Peter Pan Playthings)". games-collector.com. games2collect, E Sussex. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Salter Science 'Chemistry in Action' set, 1995". scienceandsociety.co.uk. Science & Society Picture Library. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Clash". luding.org. Luding. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Ginny-O". boardgamegeek.com. Board Game Geek. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Peter Pan Playthings Master Challenge". handheldmuseum.com. Handheld Museum. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Mr Potato Head – Mr Potato Head". museumofchildhood.org.uk. V&A Museum of Childhood. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
- ^ Rich (28 February 2011). Funny Face!: An Amusing History of Potato Heads, Block Heads, and Magic Whiskers. Krause Publications. p. 116. ISBN 9781440225390.
- ^ "Police Patrol". ludorium.at. Ludorium. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Lilly Library: The Jerry Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection". indiana.edu. Indiana University. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Marble Maze Game by Peter Pan Playthings Ltd". thunderbirdsvintagetoys.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Thunderbirds International Rescue Game (1994)". boardgamegeek.com. Board Game Geek. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Thinkominoes" (PDF). cs.brandeis.edu. CS Brandeis. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Tile Poker". ludorium.at. Ludorium. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Tough Luck!". boardgamegeek.com. Board Game Geek. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Trivia-Challenge". boardgamegeek.com. Board Game Geek. Retrieved 7 December 2014.