1970s Vintage ICI Wallpaper Rolls - Trumpton Childrens Cartoon MCM Kids - (Set of 3 Rolls)
About This Vintage Wallpaper
Stepping back into the gentle charm of a slower, sweeter era. This original 1970s wallpaper captures the whimsy of small‑town life with its cheerful characters, bright colours, and storybook innocence.
Brand: ICI
Roll Size: 10.05m x 52cm
Quantity: 2 part rolls and 1 full roll
Design / Era / Style: 1960s - 1970s | Childrens design | Trumpton | Nostalgic | Mid-century modern | Scenic clusters | Kids room | Cartoon characters | Village scenes
Pattern Repeat: 53.5cm
Batch Numbers: All 3 rolls same batch
Roll Type: Paper
Finish: Matt - surface printed
Condition: Very good condition as follows:
Roll 1: Full roll - will need first layer trimming off and has a stained edge on first drop only, that can be trimmed off if used as a final piece (see pic).
Roll 2: Nearly full - the first 70cm has been trimmed because of damage, clean and well kept 9.3m roll remaining.
Roll 3: Part roll - 1.5 metres trimmed off this roll so 8.5 metres remaining.
All 3 roll are open, retain the original labels and will be re-wrapped to keep clean.
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Photos: Please see all images for colour, pattern and texture details.
Availability: Just these rolls in stock from this batch Q-3.
Note: Some older “pre-pasted” wallpapers may need new paste applied before hanging.
Postage: Orders are sent tracked. I usually post same or next working day (always within 3 working days).
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Any questions, please feel free to ask.Wallpaper produced by Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI), including its decorative division Vymura, helped lead British wallcovering innovation in the late 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on ICI’s chemical engineering expertise, new synthetic pigments and binders enabled brighter, more stable colours even on simple paper substrates. Designs such as Trumpton were surface-printed using engraved rollers, which laid colour onto the surface of the paper, creating soft textures and subtly raised ink lines that gave a distinctive hand-drawn, storybook quality. These lively, narrative-driven scenes also reflected the wider explosion of children’s television culture, bringing familiar characters directly onto bedroom walls and transforming them into immersive, imaginative environments rather than purely decorative surfaces.
