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The first models under
the Bronze Age Ltd banner were produced in a box which resembled a
small house and printed on the inside, this was an expensive
printing process, and was superceeded fairly quickly as Colour Box
started bulk manufacture.
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The earlier models were
produced on a maroon box with the Home Sweet Home logo on the front,
this consists of the words Peter Fagan's Home Sweet Home
Collection, and a picture of a cat on a window ledge, one on a
bed and the third on an arm chair.
On the back again the
words Peter Fagan's Home Sweet Home Collection, but in place
of the illustration are two paragraphs, the first reads Peter
Fagan's original 'Colour Box' collection. Each sculpture is entirely
hand made and painted in Scotland. The second paragraph reads
Colour Box Miniatures LTD. Orchard Estate, Lauder Berwickshire TD2
6RH
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There are two base types
for the maroon boxes, the earliest looks the same as the lid on top
of the box, the second later type has an interlocking base. In the
photograph above the later model is shown on the left and the
older version on the right.
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From about 1994 the
maroon boxes were superceeded by the dark blue boxes with the
revised logo on the top and front, this type of packaging continued
till the demise of Colour Box.
The rear of the box is a
scrolled box with the following two paragraphs. Every Colour Box
figurine tells a story. Each piece has been designed in Scotland and
hand crafted with care for your collection. The second paragraph
Colour Box Ltd, Lauder, Berwickshire, TD2 6PA, Scotland. Tel: 01578
722725
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In 1994 a range of cats
were made to promote the Spillers Arthur the Cat range of cat foods,
they were produced in the box shown above which utilised the
interlocking box base.
On the top is the old
Colour Box logo as seen on the maroon packs. On the front and both
sides is as white panel reading Spillers Arthur's from the world
of Peter Fagan and an illustration of a stylised cat licking its
paws.
On the rear is a white
panel containing the following text - Off-stage Arthur is
unaffected by the trappings of success, living simply and
harmoniously with Ann and her other family pets. Arthur loves his
food and after a hard day's work, there's nothing he likes better
than a main meal of his favourite cat food - the one Spillers has
named after him. Also on the white panel is a paw stamp which
reads SEEN AND APPROVED by Arthur. Below the panel is the
following text Colour Box, Orchard Estate, Lauder Berwickshire,
Scotland TD2 6RH.
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The above two packs are
in brown corrugated board, and are the current packs that you will
receive if you order cats via
DF Design
Agency Peter Fagan's new company.
The first is embossed in
gold, and the second is a hot foil stamped label. |
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