Tonka Volkswagen Beetle Toy Car: Museum Object and Cultural History
Tonka Volkswagen Beetle Toy Car: Object Name: model car. Physical Description: plastic (overall material). Physical Description: black (overall color).
The object in the museum catalogue
This toy Volkswagen Beetle (commonly known as the “Bug”) was made by Tonka during the late 1960s. The Beetle’s peculiar shape and association with the counterculture movement of the 1960s made it a popular cultural icon during the time, with a variety of toys made in its likeness.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Object Name: model car
- Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
- Physical Description: black (overall color)
- Measurements: overall: 3 3/8 in x 3 5/8 in x 8 5/8 in; 8.5725 cm x 9.2075 cm x 21.9075 cm
- ID Number: 2015.3087.07
- catalog number: 2015.3087.07
- nonaccession number: 2015.3087
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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