Peter Pan Playthings Ltd Explained

Peter Pan Playthings Ltd
Foundation:	1963
Fate:	Acquired 1987 by Bluebird Toys
Location City:	Peterborough
Location Country:	United Kingdom
Key People:	Bob Holden, Gareth Morris, Tom Charnock
Industry:	Toys and games
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

• 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]

External links

• ludorium.at
• Board Game Stock Exchange
• Companies House excerpt
• Boardgamegeek.com
• http://www.patentbuddy.com/Company/Profile/PETER-PAN-PLAYTHINGS-LIMITED/142937
• Planning Application 1972

Notes and References

1. Web site: Stancer. Martin. The Linka Story. linkaonline.co.uk. 12 November 2014.
2. Book: Brown . Kenneth Douglas . The British toy business : a history since 1700 . 1996 . Hambledon Press . London . 1852851368 . 198.
3. Book: Alvarez. Al. Risky Business: People, Pastimes, Poker and Books. 2012. Bloomsbury Paperbacks. UK. 9781408835791. 52. Kindle.
4. Web site: "Interview of Mr Gareth Morris, Finance Director and Company Secretary" . 11 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141110194031/http://www.museumofchildhood.org.uk/__documents/archive-catalogues/oral-history-pdfs/moc-btmoh-30-04-gareth-morris-finalised-transcript.pdf . 10 November 2014 . dead .
5. Web site: Anti-Monopoly 1984 (Peter Pan Playthings). games-collector.com. games2collect, E Sussex. 12 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051746/http://www.games-collector.com/boardgame/a/anti-monopoly-peter-pan-playthings-1984.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
6. Web site: Salter Science 'Chemistry in Action' set, 1995. scienceandsociety.co.uk. Science & Society Picture Library. 7 December 2014.
7. Web site: Clash. luding.org. Luding. 7 December 2014.
8. Web site: Ginny-O. boardgamegeek.com. Board Game Geek. 7 December 2014.
9. Web site: Peter Pan Playthings Master Challenge. handheldmuseum.com. Handheld Museum. 7 December 2014.
10. Web site: Mr Potato Head – Mr Potato Head. museumofchildhood.org.uk. V&A Museum of Childhood. 12 November 2014.
11. Book: Rich. Funny Face!: An Amusing History of Potato Heads, Block Heads, and Magic Whiskers. 28 February 2011. Krause Publications. 9781440225390. 116.
12. Web site: Police Patrol. ludorium.at. Ludorium. 7 December 2014.
13. Web site: Lilly Library: The Jerry Slocum Mechanical Puzzle Collection. indiana.edu. Indiana University. 7 December 2014.
14. Web site: Marble Maze Game by Peter Pan Playthings Ltd.. thunderbirdsvintagetoys.co.uk. 7 December 2014.
15. Web site: Thunderbirds International Rescue Game (1994). boardgamegeek.com. Board Game Geek. 7 December 2014.
16. Web site: Thinkominoes. cs.brandeis.edu. CS Brandeis. 7 December 2014.
17. Web site: Tile Poker. ludorium.at. Ludorium. 7 December 2014.
18. Web site: Tough Luck!. boardgamegeek.com. Board Game Geek. 7 December 2014.
19. Web site: Trivia-Challenge. boardgamegeek.com. Board Game Geek. 7 December 2014.