Model vehicle
Meccano Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
circa 1950
Materials
Metal.
Measurements
Min - 63 mm (length); 102 mm (width), Max - 111 mm (length); 48 mm (width)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662540
Summary
A collection of model toys. There are five Dinky model vehicles, and a silver painted sea-plane. The first vehicle is a green painted tanker with four nodules on the top. It has rubber tyres and a silver coloured front grill. The red and white stencils on the side have practically worn off, as has the black and white number on the back. It has a rusty base. The second vehicle is a red and black 'Royal Mail Van'. The tyres are missing, the axle is bent, and the bracket is broken and paint is missing. The third vehicle is a station wagon with a beige body, beige and brown doors, black and white wheels and a silver grid. It is model number 344. There are two green racing cars. One, a 'B.R.M. Mk 2', is green with black tyres and a driver dressed in white. The number '7' is printed on white circles. The other racing car is a green 'Vanwall' with silver hubs, black tyres, and what is left of a clear cockpit. The driver is missing. The number '3' is printed on the front. The sea-plane has red double bladed propellers and 'G.A.V.W.' is stencilled across the wings. The landing gear is missing. Total number of items is 6.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Denis Fleming in June 2007.
Marks and inscriptions
Across wings of the sea-plane: 'G.A.V.W.' On the racing car with the driver: 'B.R.M. MK 2' On the front of the racing car with the driver: '7' On the front of the racing car without a driver: '3'
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd, maker Corgi Toys Limited, maker The Crescent Toy Co Ltd , maker