Toy garage
Hugar British Models
Category
Toys
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and tinplate
Measurements
Wooden garage - 144 mm (width); 75 mm (height), Each piece from wooden garage (min) - 15 mm (width); 55 mm (height), Each piece from wooden garage (max) -178 mm (width); 253 mm (height), Tinplate garage - 82 mm (width); 95 mm (height)
Place of origin
Great Britain
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 664529
Summary
Two toy garages, one made of wood, the other tinplate. The wooden toy garage with a shed and a forecourt with two holes is labelled T.520b. On the shed it reads 'Hugar Garage' and on the side is a yellow advertisement reading 'Leyland Lorries for Loads, Leyland, Lancs.'. The garage is painted with brown bricks and the roof is grey painted with tiles. Underneath is stamped 'Hugar British Models. The garage comes with three model petrol pumps, two red, one green, and an advertising board with adverts for Esso, Castrol motor oil and BP Ethyl. A second BP Ethyl sticker is separate. There is also a small wooden shed with a window, a door and a chimney at the side. There is a folded cardboard roof covered with orange paper printed tiles. The hollow tin-plated garage (labelled T.520a) has a red tiled roof, two windows at each side and a small round window at the back. At the front are two double doors that open. On the reverse of this garage it reads 'Lehmann Made In Germany'. Total number of items is 9.
Makers and roles
Hugar British Models , manufacturer Lehmann, maker