Consider the cheap plastic toy. They've been around in one form another since the 30s. Soldiers, dinosaurs, farm animals, countless thousands of different different types made all over the world. We don't think much about them, some wind up in bags in thrift stores, most end up getting thrown away. But someone had to sculpt a master model for every one of them. Somebody's job was to make an astronaut, or a space alien, or a chicken, so it could be turned into a mold to make thousands more. And some of them are pretty good. I've seen a few cheap plastic farm animals in thrift stores an thought, "hey, someone took some time with this one". But not this one. It lacks charm. Even if it had all of its limbs, it just isn't appealing. Or maybe I'm just expecting too much from plastic.
| ID | 130009 | |
| Object | Toy figure of a skateboarder | |
| Material | Plastic | |
| Dimensions | ||
| Provenance | Dallas, Texas | |
| Credit Line | The Museum of Parking Lot Junk |
