Car
Meccano Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal
Measurements
40 mm (width); 20 mm (depth); 96 mm (length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660027
Summary
A small grey metal racing Dinky toy car, the top of which is painted red. The front is rounded and the back goes to a point. In the centre is an impression of a drivers head. The car has four grey wheels, but only one black tyre on the back wheel. A red circle is painted on either side and at the front. Inside the left hand circle is a silver number 4. The outline of an exhaust, with six raised stripes at the front, runs along the left side. The initials R.B. have been written in ink on the front of the left hand side. Underneath, the car has a grey metal plate and the base is stamped MECCANO, DINKY TOYS, Made of England.
Marks and inscriptions
Left side: R.B.
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd, maker