Toy fire engine
Meccano Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal. paper, plastic
Measurements
113 mm (length); 40 mm (width); 50 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 659541
Summary
A Dinky model fire engine made of metal and painted red and silver with blue lights. The silver coloured ladder is detachable from its brackets. The two doors open on hinges. Each has a transfer shield. At the rear are a pair of silver hoses. At either side of the back of the fire engine is a sticker which reads FIRE SERVICE. Inside the cab are cream plastic seats, a black steering wheel and a transparent plastic windscreen.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside of fire engine: DINKY TOYS// MADE IN ENGLAND// UK PROV. No 46371/68// 109 W.B.// LAND ROVER
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd, maker