| Empire Strikes Back 41-Back R2-D2 Carded Quality Control Sample | |
| This ESB 41-Back R2-D2 Sensorscope is referred to as a Quality Assurance/Quality Control (QA/QC)
sample. Carded figures of this nature are utilized for approval to determine if the final
product meets specific criteria in terms of packaging quality, etc. The card front contains
the intials of the appropriate Kenner quality control engineer who signed off on this piece and
the date of that signature.
QA/QC labels are sometimes affixed to the front or rear of the card. Signatures and/or other information may be written on items ranging from specifically formatted labels, formatted index cards, simple nondescript labels like this one, or directly on the card. |
 | |
| Description by: | Michael G. Mensinger |
| Photo: | Bryan Simmons |
| From the collection of: | Bryan Simmons |
| Country: | United States |
| Film: | Empire Strikes Back |
| Licensee: | Kenner |
| Year: | 1980 |
| Category: | Prototypes / Action Figure Related |