Transformers Toy, Skydive, 1986-1987

Summary

Some toys are "More than meets the eye." Transformers can change from vehicles into robots -- either good Autobots or evil Decepticons -- and back again. Released by Hasbro, Inc. in 1984, these successfully marketed action figures quickly transformed into an entertainment franchise with comic books, television shows, video games and several feature-length Hollywood movies.

Some toys are "More than meets the eye." Transformers can change from vehicles into robots -- either good Autobots or evil Decepticons -- and back again. Released by Hasbro, Inc. in 1984, these successfully marketed action figures quickly transformed into an entertainment franchise with comic books, television shows, video games and several feature-length Hollywood movies.

Artifact

Action figure

Date Made

1986-1987

Creators

Hasbro, Inc. 

Takara, Ltd. 

Place of Creation

United States, Rhode Island, Providence 

Japan 

Creator Notes

Manufactured in Japan by Takara, Ltd. for Hasbro, Inc. of Providence, Rhode Island.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2000.100.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Steve Pheley.

Material

Plastic
Metal

Color

Gray (Color)
Black (Color)
Red

Dimensions

Height: 2 in

Width: 3.5 in

Length: 5.5 in

Inscriptions

proper right wing of toy: ©HASBRO'85 / ©TAKARA'85 / JAPAN

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