Vehicle
Meccano Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
1949 (Austin Devon), 1952 (Trojan Dunlop) - 1957 (Trojan Dunlop)
Materials
Metal and rubber
Measurements
84 mm (min. length); 105 mm (max. length); 30 mm (min. width); 40 mm (max. width)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662539
Summary
Three die-cast ‘Dinky’ model vehicles. First is a silver painted metal model racing car, 'Speed of the Wind', with red hub caps and a pink driver. Second is a metal model of an 'Austin Devon', in light green paint, of which most has worn off, and the tyres are all missing. Finally a red 'Trojan Dunlop' van with black rubber tyres and, 'Dunlop the Worlds Master Tyres', printed on the side in black and yellow. Some of the print is missing. Total number of items is 3.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Denis Fleming in June 2007.
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd, maker