History

Curator identity obsessing

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Stephen Quirke
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The object is displayed as child history, with strong emotional impact; the tale of the toy car that poisons is a classical tragedy, as the child is the most innocent possible victim of faceless co

photos of other lone star cars brought in by Mark Sterling and Nico

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Some photos of Mark Sterling's toy cars, predominantly Lone star cars and trains.

Acrylic display case for toy car

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Susie
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The case of the toy car is made from acrylic, a typical method of display. Indeed, the object is displayed within an acrylic box.

Licking red paint of the car

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After short observation of the car exhibit in the bus, we suggest that the boy might have licked the red paint on the seat of the car, which contains lead according to former tests.

cabinet of curiosities

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A medical point - keeping museum specimens is no good if they are not adequately catalogued and the catalogue is accessible. Otherwise the collection is a cabinet of curiosities.

red flag parodies

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Here are some parody versions for the 'Red flag' anthem:

Ford Sunliner in The Twilight Zone

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In The Twilight Zone episode 4.1, In His Image, a Ford Sunliner car appears.

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Falu/Falun

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The first instances of painting with Falu Rödfärg Paint date back to the 16th century, manufactured as a by-product of the mining process in the copper mine in Falun.

The Red Flag

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Red flags have been associated with left-wing politics since the French Revolution; the red flag became a symbol of socialism as a result of its use by the Paris Commune of 1871.

The Poison Ordeal: Revelation and Divination in Ndembu Ritual by Victor Turner

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Victor Turner was an anthropologist who studied the Ndembu in Southern Africa.

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