Toy aeroplane
Ron Fuller Toys
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1981
Materials
Wood
Measurements
228 mm (width); 172 mm (height); 274 mm (length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659126
Summary
A painted wooden biplane torpedo-bomber in green and black with R.A.F. roundels on the top of the upper wings and on the fuselage, with identification letters JK, R.A.F. marking on the tail fin, and a Union Jack flying from a mast in front of the tail. Three wooden figures stand upright in the cockpit, saluting. A black torpedo is carried between the legs of the fixed undercarriage. The aeroplane has black wheels and a natural wood finish propeller.
Marks and inscriptions
On the port side of the fuselage: 'We salute you' On the side of the torpedo: 'A PRESENT FROM JOE' On the starboard side of the fuselage: 'RON FULLER/ FAVORITE/ TOYS'
Makers and roles
Ron Fuller Toys , maker