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Vintage wooden car (truck/lorry) in great primary colours by SIO (wikipedia link here), (internal link here). The car can be rebuild in easy steps.
Rare piece of Dutch toy history. Designed by Rokus van Blokland himself in 1955.
Creator:
Rokus van Blokland | SIO
Object:
Wooden blocks car
Country:
The Netherlands
Design period:
1955
Production period:
1955
Identifying marks:
No. Reference: https://rvbcvbm.com/nl/sio/meer-auto's-en-treinen
Style:
Vintage design
Condition:
In good, unrestored condition. Shows signs of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, as to be expected with vintage design objects. Patina consistent with age and use.
Material:
Wood
Colour:
Yellow, red, green, blue, white
Dimensions:
L 36 x W 16 x H 16 cm
Biography
SIO (Speelgoed Industrie Overijssel) was a producer of children's toys. The SIO factory was founded in 1938 and was located in Vroomshoop. The sales office was located at in Herengracht 25 in Amsterdam. This car was designed by another SIO designer, but the name SIO is always connected to industrial and graphic designer Rokus van Blokland (1926-2018) and his wife Corry van Blokland-Mobach (1929), who designed wooden toys like trucks, garages, doll houses, puzzles and all kinds of construction sets for sio. Their designs had a pedagogical background ("playing is learning") in which shape and color were of great importance. Designs are included in the permanent collection of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. The designer duo worked for SIO from 1950 to 1980 and built up a collection that is unique to the Netherlands.
In the 1950s, SIO made wooden grocery stores and later fabric shops, complete with 'bales of fabric'. In the 1970s, shops (boutiques) for teenage dolls appeared. In September 1982 the factory in Vroomshoop burned down. After the fire, the production of a number of articles was temporarily continued in other places. In 1984 the activities under the name SIO came to a definite end.
References
Book: Made in Holland, Nederlands Fabrikaat Speelgoed 1932-1970 (E. W. Augustijn-Beckers, Tilburg, 2007).
Vintage wooden car (truck/lorry) in great primary colours by SIO (wikipedia link here), (internal link here). The car can be rebuild in easy steps.
Rare piece of Dutch toy history. Designed by Rokus van Blokland himself in 1955.
Creator:
Rokus van Blokland | SIO
Object:
Wooden blocks car
Country:
The Netherlands
Design period:
1955
Production period:
1955
Identifying marks:
No. Reference: https://rvbcvbm.com/nl/sio/meer-auto's-en-treinen
Style:
Vintage design
Condition:
In good, unrestored condition. Shows signs of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, as to be expected with vintage design objects. Patina consistent with age and use.
Material:
Wood
Colour:
Yellow, red, green, blue, white
Dimensions:
L 36 x W 16 x H 16 cm
Biography
SIO (Speelgoed Industrie Overijssel) was a producer of children's toys. The SIO factory was founded in 1938 and was located in Vroomshoop. The sales office was located at in Herengracht 25 in Amsterdam. This car was designed by another SIO designer, but the name SIO is always connected to industrial and graphic designer Rokus van Blokland (1926-2018) and his wife Corry van Blokland-Mobach (1929), who designed wooden toys like trucks, garages, doll houses, puzzles and all kinds of construction sets for sio. Their designs had a pedagogical background ("playing is learning") in which shape and color were of great importance. Designs are included in the permanent collection of the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam. The designer duo worked for SIO from 1950 to 1980 and built up a collection that is unique to the Netherlands.
In the 1950s, SIO made wooden grocery stores and later fabric shops, complete with 'bales of fabric'. In the 1970s, shops (boutiques) for teenage dolls appeared. In September 1982 the factory in Vroomshoop burned down. After the fire, the production of a number of articles was temporarily continued in other places. In 1984 the activities under the name SIO came to a definite end.
References
Book: Made in Holland, Nederlands Fabrikaat Speelgoed 1932-1970 (E. W. Augustijn-Beckers, Tilburg, 2007).
