Beyblade or Spinning Top Toy
Front of a box that appears to have contained two Beyblades and a 'Tournament Dome' which appears to be almost identical to the 'battling stadium's' and 'battledomes' found in file #'s 2003.24.5, 2003.24.7, and 2003.24.8.
Provenance
Collected from Grant & Melissa Fong, Chinese/Canadians operating the 'Cassidy Farm Market' near the Nanaimo airport. The Beyblades are released and 'do battle' (bump into each other) on the surface of this object until one falls down. 'Made in China' is on the box, indicating the contents would have been imitations modelled on the original Japanese toys (suggestions that these duplicates do not last well in 'battle'). Has 'Beyblade Battle Association' on the box - group in animated series that monitors Beybladers, as well as much information in Chinese (presumably). Many spelling mistakes (including the title) give a good indication of the 'quick and cheap' production of this product.
