Ambulance
Meccano Ltd.
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1956
Materials
Metal and plastic
Measurements
39 mm (width); 48 mm (height); 105 mm (length)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 661890
Summary
A Dinky military ambulance (circa 1956) in the form of a van with separate cab and body, painted khaki with embossed red cross in a white circle on the roof, both sides and on the rear. The cab windows are unglazed and there are hinged metal double doors at the rear. It has khaki wheels with black plastic tyres. There is a driver in the cab.
Marks and inscriptions
Underside: DINKY TOYS/ MILITARY AMBULANCE/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ 626 MECCANO LTD.
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd., maker