Toy railway accesory
Tri-ang
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Plastic and cardboard
Measurements
370 mm (length); 240 mm (width); 62 mm (height)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662555
Summary
This is part of a Tri-ang electric train set. The red and yellow box contains plastic buildings, platforms and fences that make up a station. Four grey sections of platforms, two of which are shaped and sloped at one end, and a set of steps. Also a waiting room with a grey roof, brown walls and yellow windows and doors, four pieces of yellow railings, two with 'NORWICH' above them. Finally a ticket office in the form of a brown and yellow building with two yellow 'porches' that have been glued into place. The box has a red removable lid and a white base. On top is printed 'Station Set, Tri-ang, Regd. Trade Mark, Railways'. On the inside of the lid are illustrations of the accessories available in the 'Extendable Railway Building System'. Total number of items is 14.
Provenance
Donated to the Museum of Childhood by Denis Fleming in June 2007.
Makers and roles
Tri-ang , maker