Toy railway accessory
Meccano Ltd
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal.
Measurements
Column - 80 mm (width); 195 mm (height), Base - 95 mm (length); 69 mm (width), Base - 10 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
England
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662752
Summary
A toy model of a railway signal consisting of a white painted metal column, capped at the top, with a red and white arm with a disc at the end which contains a red and a green window. Behind this disc is a white lamp. This arm is connected, by a wire, to a black handle at the base of the column. This enables the arm to be moved. The column has four metal prongs at the base which enables it to fit into a green metal base. The green painted metal base has three holes across the centre, one larger hole at one end to hold the column and two slits at the other end. There is an embossed circle and two diagonals. The third item is a red wooden painted circle. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom of the base: 'HORNBY/ MADE IN ENGLAND/ BY MECCANO LTD'
Makers and roles
Meccano Ltd, maker